Content Moderation in the InterPlanetary File System - A Study of Problematic Content Detection and Filtering

Explore a 12-minute conference talk from USENIX Security '24 examining content moderation challenges in the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), one of the largest decentralized web platforms. Learn about the research findings from an international team of academics who analyzed 368,762 files to understand how problematic content is flagged, hosted, and retrieved in a decentralized infrastructure. Discover insights into the effectiveness of current content moderation processes, including takedown notices and content filtering across multiple gateways. Understand the proposed improvements that led to a 227% increase in phishing content detection and a 43% reduction in content filtering time. Presented by researchers from City University of London, TU Darmstadt, University of Göttingen, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Queen Mary University of London, Lancaster University, University College London, Université Grenoble Alpes, and other institutions.