How Platform Moderation Systems Work
The combination of automated tools and human review that shapes what you see online.
Explaining how the systems around us actually work.
Technology platforms operate at massive scale, serving millions or billions of users through automated systems. These systems handle content moderation, personalization, infrastructure reliability, and more. Understanding how they work helps explain both their capabilities and their limitations.
The combination of automated tools and human review that shapes what you see online.
Understanding the systems that decide what content to show you.
What actually goes wrong when major platforms go down.