Who's in the corner of T&S?
Trust & Safety is in the headlines more than ever, but not in positive ways. We need people to stand up for T&S publicly and celebrate our wins, before it's too late.
AI safety risks not to be 'exaggerated', abortion content report and Hamilton 68 creator
The week in content moderation - edition #251
What to do about misinformation, and why it won’t work anyway
According to new studies, misinformation on social media could be relatively easy to solve. But, people are messy and human so I'm not hopeful that it will be addressed any time soon.
A guide to protecting LGBTQ+ users
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate is on the rise worldwide, and hate speech is increasing across social media platforms. We can and should do more to protect the LGBTQ+ community online.
'Very, very lax' platform rules,
100 days of the DSA and publicly funded online spaces
The week in content moderation - edition #250
It's time to end the 'default male'
Designing systems that work for everyone, globally, is hard — so maybe we shouldn't try.
How to combat 'spamouflage', OpenAI disband safety team and sunsetting Section 230
The week in content moderation - edition #249
What we lose by only being pragmatic about online safety
Trust & Safety leaders at the Marketplace Risk Management Conference were focused on the here-and-now, rather than broader musings about the future of the internet. But maybe these philosophical questions are more important than ever. No
'Ignorant policymaking', a decentralised TikTok and moderation microgrants
The week in content moderation - edition #248
The messy AI empathy loop
The promise of AI with human emotional intelligence is that it can provide custom coaching for T&S interventions — but I wonder what the long-term repercussions may be for society
