# Moderation at Scale Is Risk Management Under Uncertainty by Bryant McGill > “Moderation at scale is risk management under incomplete information. With very large audiences, moderators act quickly to protect the community and will occasionally misjudge; a fair system includes paths back for those wrongly removed. Clear standards make enforcement feel predictable.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Authentic Video, Community Standards, and the Courage to Tell Your Story - Livestream (Jan 2016)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Authentic Video, Community Standards, and the Courage to Tell Your Story - Livestream|Authentic Video, Community Standards, and the Courage to Tell Your Story - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the developed livestream document. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/A Systems-Diagnostic Framework for Planetary-Scale Computation|A Systems-Diagnostic Framework for Planetary-Scale Computation]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Authentic Video, Community Standards, and the Courage to Tell Your Story - Livestream|Authentic Video, Community Standards, and the Courage to Tell Your Story - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Moderation at Scale|Moderation at Scale]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Moderation at scale is risk management under incomplete information. With very large audiences, moderators act quickly to protect the community and will occasionally misjudge; a fair system includes paths back for those wrongly removed. Clear standards make enforcement feel predictable.” — Bryant McGill, Authentic Video, Community Standards, and the Courage to Tell Your Story - Livestream (Jan 2016) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-moderation-scale-risk-management ```