Facebook's role in the Arab Spring showed the potential of social media for change, but also highlighted the need for content moderation due to its political implications.
The release of leaked documents in 2013 marked a turning point in understanding how Facebook moderated content, revealing the complex decisions behind what gets removed.
Online radicalization became a pressing issue following the controversial beheading video in 2014, forcing platforms like YouTube to reconsider their policies on violent content.
The backlash against Twitter for unchecked harassment in 2016 demonstrated that content moderation is essential not just for safety, but also for the integrity of social discourse.
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