Transparency Requirements for Digital Social Media Platforms: Recommendations for Policy Makers and Industry

It departs from the movement in many countries for content regulation and mandated take-downs, preferring instead to focus on creating a balanced and clear legal structure for disclosure that can help to restore public trust in digital platforms and provide assurances that they are operating in the public interest.

It recommends a tiered system of transparency. Disclosures about content moderation programs and enforcement procedures and transparency reports are aimed at the general public. Disclosures about prioritization, personalization and recommendation algorithms are provided to vetted researchers and regulators.