Everybody Should Be Visible

Host Daisy Ducati welcomes Carolina Are, a researcher at the London School of Economics and longtime advocate against social media censorship, to unpack how platforms decide who gets seen and who gets silenced. Carolina recounts joining forces with AM Davies to challenge Instagram’s shadow banning of pole dancers, helping launch the #EverybodyVisible campaign. She explains how vague moderation policies and automated enforcement disproportionately punish marginalized creators, while celebrities often get a free pass. The conversation exposes the human cost of content moderation, including the exploited workers tasked with policing the internet. Daisy also shares her own experiments with Instagram verification and gender settings, revealing just how little users understand about the rules governing their accounts. Carolina argues that meaningful reform requires transparency and accountability, not another round of bans.   All the Links: Carolina’s Instagram https://instagram.com/bloggeronpole Carolina’s Website https://bloggeronpole.com Donate to our work https://yaswork.org/donate YAS Work Instagram https://instagram.com/yasworkorg YAS Work BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/yaswork.bsky.social YAS Work Twitter https://x.com/YASWorkOrg YAS Work Youtube https://youtube.com/@YASWorkOrg YASStore.Shop https://yasstore.shop   All the Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Yes Podcast and Its Mission 00:43 Carolina Are: Background and Connection to AM 02:44 The Impact of Shadow Banning on Creators 06:32 Understanding Shadow Banning and Censorship 10:19 The Challenges of Content Moderation 14:28 The Role of Human vs. AI Moderation 17:20 Future of Content Moderation and Legislative Changes 19:09 The Need for Transparency in Content Moderation 21:22 The Rise of Explicit Content on Social Media 24:15 Inequality in Content Moderation 26:06 The Impact of Verification on Moderation 28:05 Conspiracy Theories and Lack of Transparency 29:25 The Role of Social Media in Modern Life 31:55 The Importance of Community and Connection