The Double Burden of Moderators: Safeguarding Communities While Facing Identity-Based Harassment
Moderators help safeguard online spaces but can experience personal attacks. As platforms introduce new technologies, users more easily infer characteristics like gender and sexuality. This article explores how increased visibility affects moderators, highlighting key challenges and important future research directions.
Authors
- Nazanin Sabri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0861-9444)
- Kristen Vaccaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9843-942X)
- Mai ElSherief (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4718-5201)
Institutions
- Northeastern University (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IEEE Security & Privacy
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/msec.2025.3566308
- Primary Topic
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00