Yoel Roth, former head of Trust and Safety at Twitter, highlights the challenges decentralized social platforms face in combating misinformation, spam, and illegal content. He points out the limited moderation tools available to platforms like Mastodon and Bluesky, and the backslide in transparency compared to Twitter's past practices.
He emphasizes the unsustainable economics of moderation in federated approaches, referencing the shutdown of IFTAS due to funding issues. Roth also discusses the importance of behavioral signals, such as multiple accounts and unusual posting times, in detecting bots, especially with the rise of convincing AI-generated content.
He notes that relying solely on content analysis is insufficient and that tracking behavioral patterns is crucial in the fight against malicious actors.