Social Platform Trust & Safety
exploring the bounds of social platforms’ responsibility to keep the spaces safe
Social Platform Trust & Safety
For example, you can send anonymous messages. You can anonymously DM somebody and you can send an anonymous message in a group. This is a format that has historically been really fun and people really like, but it inevitably falls apart because somebody gets bullied and kills themselves. For Daze, you'll be able to send anonymous messages, but... See more
Daze with Willem — USURPATOR
The importance of section 230
In a world where AI agents are running wild, will we see a new wave of online social spaces that are “human only” - or at least “human verified”?
What are the tradeoffs between Government ID vs. “Selfie verification” (Bumble-style) vs. organizations acting as verifiers (Bluesky-style) vs. peer-to-peer “vouch for humanity” (lobste.rs-style) vs.
Probably fake - but shows how incomplete “verification” as a trust system is
Duco+TnS+MRR-+FINAL
A comprehensive report highlighting the importance of investment in the trust and safety industry, emphasizing its growth potential, corporate benefits, and role in fostering safer online environments amidst emerging technologies.
LinkDuco Trust & Safety Market Research Report (Katie Harbath)
User research about ways to counter mininformation in social networks - from Bonfire
All of these ideas are free-speech friendly. They do not involve top-down censorship, but bottom-up user choice. Letting people police the content on their own pages and feeds is the natural next step for platforms that want to empower users rather than constantly surveil and censor them. Such features are also just common sense. No one has an... See more
How Social-Media Sites Can Fight Hate Without Censorship
