The other AI alignment problem, Discord takes a guess and new Ofcom probe
The need-to-know developments shaping digital platforms, online speech and internet safety - edition #356
Online safety regulation as community policing
A recent edition of T&S Insider called for regulators to spend more time at industry events like TrustCon. One EiM reader argues that merely showing up isn't enough.
Should regulators attend TrustCon?
Regulation as a topic might have retreated into the background at this year's TrustCon but there's still plenty of reasons for regulators to attend. Owen and Ben debate whether government watchdogs have a place at the industry's biggest event
Is this what assessing risk *actually* looks like?
Regulators have spent years trying to get platforms to anticipate harm before it happens. Anthropic’s Mythos release suggests some AI labs may already be adopting similar principles.
T&S is political. Fund it like it is.
The Trust & Safety Summit reminded us that, if T&S is central to how platforms govern speech, behaviour and risk, it should be treated as a strategic function rather than a cost centre.
