IFTAS Issues New Moderator Trust and Safety Needs Assessment Survey

Announcement: https://about.iftas.org/2023/08/09/iftas-federated-trust-and-safety/

Moderator Needs Assessment: https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/thnEBypiNlR6qklaQNmWAkoxxeEEJdElpzM7h2ZIwXA/

#mastoadmin #MastoMods #Moderation #TrustAndSafety @moderation

IFTAS Issues New Moderator Trust and Safety Needs Assessment Survey

Announcement: https://about.iftas.org/2023/08/09/iftas-federated-trust-and-safety/

Modeator Needs Assessment: https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/thnEBypiNlR6qklaQNmWAkoxxeEEJdElpzM7h2ZIwXA/

#mastoadmin #MastoMods #Moderation #TrustAndSafety @moderation

I've seen a number of people who make valuable contributions to the #Fediverse say that they are leaving or at least considering leaving due to a "toxic reply guy culture" (as it was worded in one case). I think generally those who are cis-het white guys (or plausibly read as such) don't get as much of this, but anyone who visibly isn't one (or more) of those things seems to get it. And I think the Fediverse is poorer for the resultant loss.

I wonder what can be done about this. As opposed to a lot of abusive behavior, I would assume a lot of this doesn't really break any articulable rule, and as opposed to trolling I suspect that many of the people doing it have no ill intent. So I'm not sure what sort of approach would ensure a more reasonable experience for people without excessive unintended consequences.

#moderation #diversity #DEI #DEIA #trustAndSafety

IFTAS is proud to have contributed to "Scaling Trust on the Web" - the final report of the Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web.

"We are at a pivotal moment in the evolution of online spaces. Risk and harm are set to increase at an exponential pace."

Summary here: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/scaling-trust/

Full report here: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/scaling-trust-on-the-web_comprehensive-report.pdf

Kudos to @yoyoel @leak @mmasnick @carun and all the task force members and contributing experts on publication!

#TrustAndSafety #Moderation

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#Threadiverse #TrustAndSafety

@caseynewton @zoeschiffer Wait... #Twitter still has a #TrustAndSafety team? 😂

#introduction hi everyone, i'm tao! i'm a software engineer based in #edinburgh, #scotland. i like to build things that are good for the world; right now that means tooling for #trustandsafety.

i’ve been around the fediverse before; back then i worked on @fediversespace, a visualization of the fediverse. excited to see how things are going these days!

i'm into privacy, security, and philosophy, and i'm just happy to be here!!

#introductions hi everyone, i'm tao! i'm a software engineer based in #edinburgh. i like building things that are good for the world; currently that means tools for #trustandsafety. i'm into security, privacy, and philosophy, & v. excited to be here!!

hi everyone, i'm tao! i'm a software engineer based in #edinburgh. i like building things that are good for the world; currently that means tools for #trustandsafety. i'm into security, privacy, and philosophy, & v. excited to be here!!

Callout to everyone involved in #Moderation and #TrustAndSafety - who's going to #TrustCon ? Should we do a Fediverse meetup? @moderation

@Lorry
I had a peek at the reddit link. I'm interested in AI and AGI on the philosophical level.
How do you cope with a companion whose personality can be altered on the whims of a corporation?
#replika #ChatGTP #AI #AGI

#replika #failure #product #trustandsafety #dating #ai #sexbots #chatgpt #popcorn

CNBC reports that by late January, Twitter's Trust & Safety Team had less than 20 employees. #moderation #twitter #OnlineSafety #TrustAndSafety

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/20/twitter-is-down-to-fewer-than-550-full-time-engineers.html

Check this exciting new role at the Institute for Security and Technology leading their new #Trustandsafety program. Seeking an experienced T&S professional to launch and spearhead this timely effort:
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3461838427

Been thinking of #TrustAndSafety and #moderation in a world of #AI #ArtificalIntelligence. It seems to me that if AI is something that can be trained, and is emerging as a kind of "paraintelligence," could a component of Trust going forward involve somehow *training AI to be kind?* And, if so, what would that look like?

"Across these [Wikimedia] projects, we see that users with higher edit counts are more likely to report having felt unsafe." — interesting, but not entirely unexpected :fox_think:

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/01/12/safety-and-harassment-in-2022-community-safety-and-insights-survey-findings/

#wikimedia #Wikipedia #TrustAndSafety

It's good to be here, and hard to start anew on a SM platform after 14 yrs of growing & being part of a much-loved community of researchers, youth advocates, educators & tech journalists on #twitter. I'm still there for now, but resigned from its #TrustandSafety Council with @eirliani & L. Podesta following the release of indep. data showing signif rise in #hatespeech there after #musk takeover. 4 days later (12Dec), Tw summarily dissolved the Council w/no warning #introduction #introductions

@ahreaume Thank you so much for your corrective thread on Twitter in the thick of the hatestorm that surrounded @eirliani and me. #hatespeech #johnmastodon #trustandsafety

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1/ Last week @TechFreedom explained to Congress how the Kids Online Safety Act endangers free speech *and* kids: https://techfreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Kosa-Letter-December-6-2022.pdf

Yesterday, its sponsors introduced revisions: https://aboutbgov.com/52Q

It's better, but still pretty bad.

#KOSA simply doesn't belong in an omnibus spending bill.

#Tech #freespeech #FirstAmendment #trustandsafety #techpolicy

Musk's Twitter disbands its Trust and Safety advisory group

The council members, who provided images of the email from Twitter to The Associated Press, spoke on the condition of anonymity due to fears of retaliation. The email said Twitter was "reevaluating how best to bring external insights" and the council is "not the best structure to do this."

#Twitter #ElonMusk #TrustAndSafety
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-business-a9b795e8050de12319b82b5dd7118cd7

Far be it for me to say this, but yes the other hellsite is doing horrifying misinformation to justify more bad actions. But part of its superpower was getting everyone to talk about its stupid shit. And we are here because we don’t want to talk about their stupid shit. And don’t have to. And that will dissipate its power. So please, talk about literally anything else. #Mastodon #twitter #trustandsafety #elonmusk