Cannot wait to meet with the Stanford folks to discuss “The Secret Life of Data"

Join us on Tuesday, November 11 for a seminar with @aramsinn.bsky.social, co-author of "The Secret Life of Data," to explore the unpredictable and often surprising ways in which data surveillance, #AI, and algorithms impact our culture and society. 🎟️ RSVP: stanford.io/3X6b8hM

New to the #TIPCenter team, 2025-26 Predoctoral Researcher Yuewen Yang spoke with us about her work, her journey into the world of Human-Computer Interaction, and what she hopes to accomplish through her research. Read the interview ⤵️ #MeetOurScholars

In the first in a series of posts about data scraping & researcher rights under the EU’s #DigitalServicesAct, Director of Platform Regulation @daphnek.bsky.social outlines who can take advantage of the DSA’s protections, comparing three categories of researchers. Read @techpolicypress.bsky.social ⤵️

Why do older adults engage more with #misinformation online, even when they often identify falsehoods correctly in surveys? In our next #FallSeminarSeries talk, @benlyons.bsky.social of the University of Utah will investigate that paradox. RSVP to join us in person or online on Tuesday, Nov. 4!

My latest with @techpolicypress.bsky.social piece on a key theme from the @techimpactpolicy.bsky.social's Trust and Research Conference. Includes @dwillner.bsky.social's keynote and presentations from @gligoric.bsky.social, @thejusticecollab.bsky.social's Matthew Katsaros and more.

Here is the first piece in a series of short articles I'm doing about the DSA and researcher access to publicly available information. It focuses on categories of researchers under the DSA, and what data they are each authorized to use. 1/ verfassungsblog.de/dsa-platform...

The European Commission just announced that, under the new DSA rules, researchers will gain access to data from large online platforms. Here's Daphne Keller's take on what the rules have said thus far and what it means for platform accountability research in Europe.

Join us today at 12PM PT! 👉 stanford.io/3WQP9v6

One week left! Submit your abstract for the #JOTS special issue on Digital Intersectionality and Marginalization in the #MajorityWorld. 🗓️ Deadline: October 31, 2025 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4mZDjtb #TrustAndSafety

“It could mean that there might not be as much demand for this as we think because people actually like seeing authentic, real images of real people.” Director Jeff Hancock spoke with @wired.com about how the #AI video app #Sora fits into the current social media landscape.

Are today’s #EdTech policymakers overlooking student expertise and civic interests? Join us in person or online on Tuesday, October 28 for a seminar with @anterobot.bsky.social, who will examine current ed-tech policymaking around school buses, cell phones and generative #AI. 👉 stanford.io/3WQP9v6

I am forgetful about it self-promotion, so dropping a last minute link to note that I’m giving a talk Berkman Klein today. Come check it out if you’re free, or catch the recording later: cyber.harvard.edu/events/autom...

Pre-Doctoral Fellow Zac Smith-Russack, one of the newest members of the TIP Center team, spoke with us about his background in public health, his work on the Australian social media minimum age legislation evaluation, and what he does when he’s not at work digging into data. #MeetOurScholars

Join us today at Stanford or online! RSVP: stanford.io/43nrplQ

Are you the master of your digital life, or its slave? In our first #FallSeminarSeries talk, leading scholar Mariek Vanden Abeele tackled this central paradox of our "always on" society, revealing how our quest for #DigitalWellbeing is a complex interplay of forces. Watch the full video 🎥

Join us on Tuesday, October 21 for a #FallSeminarSeries talk by David Markowitz, who will draw on #NLP research to discuss how language patterns reveal underlying values in legacy and predict collective action, and how #AI can make science more accessible. RSVP: https://stanford.io/43nrplQ

'Workslop' is on the rise, and it's starting to cause serious issues with productivity. Researchers from @techimpactpolicy.bsky.social and Betterup Labs look at why this is happening and what can be done to keep poorly applied AI from running amok in the workplace. ow.ly/PFp550XbQQl

📢 Call for Proposals: #JOTS Special Issue on Digital Intersectionality and Marginalization in the Majority World 📢 We invite original research papers exploring #TrustAndSafety topics within the #MajorityWorld context. Learn more and submit your abstracts by October 31. 🗓️ 🔗 bit.ly/4mZDjtb

Join us today at 12PM PT for a talk by Fred Turner, who will argue that the recent moves of Silicon Valley companies and CEOs from California to Texas reflect a wider embrace of a set of beliefs anchored in the history of the Lone Star State: the Texas Ideology. Details & RSVP: stanford.io/47dkpt9

Coming up today at 12PM Pacific—join us in person or online! 🔗 stanford.io/3ISmlPu

Why and how should we build an infrastructure for #LocalNews? Join us on Tuesday, October 7 for a seminar with Cheryl Phillips of #BigLocalNews, a data-sharing platform and computational collaborative in support of local journalism. RSVP to join us at Stanford or online! 🔗 stanford.io/3ISmlPu

Join us today at 12PM PT! 🔗 stanford.io/4nT9qfd

I've been looking forward to this panel on AI companions with @meetalijain.bsky.social all day. This one is going to be spicy 🔥 #TSRConf

Today, @caltech.edu's Mitchell Linegar presented "The Persuasiveness of #AI: AI Interventions Increase Confidence in #ElectionIntegrity" at @stanfordcyber.bsky.social's Trust & Safety Research Conference. Mitchell Linegar, Betsy Sinclair, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @profsanderlinden.bsky.social

Lunch over! Now I'm attending a set of lightning talks on "AI and Algorithm Auditing" - starting with Rafal Kocielnik's talk on democratizing AI auditing #TSRConf

Now @alissacooper.bsky.social is speaking! ⚡ The focus: changing algorithms to align design with user interests

Complicated live skeeting logistics! I'm in the "Understanding Online Environments" lightning talks, where KGI's @alissacooper.bsky.social will be presenting, and then I'm scurrying over to the workshop a workshop led by my colleague @leticiabode.bsky.social on publicly available data #TSRConf

Next up at #TSRConf! Research presentations on online harms. Missed the first couple of presentations (lost track of time having great conversations!) But now we're back in action

Come hang out with us and talk about data access! #tsrconf

Also at 11:30am PT, @leticiabode.bsky.social cohosts a workshop w/ @naomishiffman.bsky.social, @angieholan.bsky.social & @whiskeyocelot.bsky.social “Let’s Share: A Framework for Researcher Access to Publicly Available Platform Data” to preview our new framework! Be sure to join + say hello #TSRConf

We're speaking at two #TSRConf sessions today at 11:30am PT. @alissacooper.bsky.social's “Fixing the Feeds: A Policy Road Map to Address Algorithmic Recommender System Harms” will provide insights on how algorithms can be better designed to put user well-being and long term user value first.

Day 2 at #TSRConf! @stanfordcyber.bsky.social's Jeffrey Hancock is interviewing Australia eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, a true rock star of online safety ⭐ I'll try to cover this conversation as I eat breakfast

Our Fall Seminar Series kicks off on Tuesday, September 30 with a talk by Mariek Vanden Abeele of Ghent University, who will examine the recently emerged concepts of #DigitalWellbeing and #DigitalDisconnection. Register now to join us in person at Stanford or online! 🔗 stanford.io/4nT9qfd

Wonderful day 1 at #TSRConf. Fascinating and needed discussions of AI and content moderation, risks to youth, and new tools for trust and safety. Always really nice running into familiar faces as well.

Next up Youth Risks 2! (Turns out it's not tomorrow as I previously reported.) #TSRConf

Come check out my talk tomorrow and learn about the impact of age verification laws on user search behavior @stanfordcyber.bsky.social #TSRconf osf.io/4cjpw_v2/dow...

Awesome research talk by ROOST about Discord open-sourcing a trust and safety tool called Osprey. It can be used by any platform on a permissive license. Love the spirit of sharing 🎄 #TSRConf

If you're at the Trust & Safety Research Conference, check out the @roost.tools and @discord.com workshop on open source happening at 11:30am PT TODAY! Fisher Conference Center, Barnes/McDowell/Cranston #TSRConf #TrustAndSafety

KGI's @zanderarnao.bsky.social will be live posting from #TSRConf - be sure to tune into his account to follow along!

Next up! Live skeeting “Content Moderation and AI Alignment” with the brilliant @whiskeyocelot.bsky.social. Great line up so far @stanfordcyber.bsky.social 💡 #TSRConf

Tune in as I live tweet @stanfordcyber.bsky.social’s Trust and Safety Research Conference!! #TSRConf

We're excited to be part of the 2025 Trust & Safety Research Conference at @stanfordcyber.bsky.social this week, bringing together leaders across research, policy, and platforms working at the intersection of technology, online harms, and platform governance. #TSRConf

How can regulatory frameworks keep up in the age of #AI? New in @networklawreview.bsky.social, Visiting Professor @flogsell.bsky.social outlines how #GDPR provisions often fail to apply to AI systems, highlighting the need for more adaptive, flexible, and responsive regulatory approaches.

I am excited to present as part of the #TSRConf 2025 Conference Proceedings of the Journal of Online Trust and Safety at @stanfordcyber.bsky.social. Happy to have this paper published doi.org/10.54501/jot...

Super excited to present at #TSRCONF at @stanfordcyber.bsky.social this Thursday! My poster, Weathering Trust: Credibility Formation in YouTube’s Weather Info Ecosystem, explores how “weather influencers” have become critical—yet largely unregulated—sources of safety information. Come say hi!! 🌪️⛈️

“Wait, what is this exactly?” 🤔 New in @hbr.org, Director Jeff Hancock, PhD candidate Angela Lee, and co-authors from BetterUp Labs discuss the surge in AI-generated "workslop" and its implications for today's workers and business leaders. #workslop #AI

How are people actually using #AI — and why might some be choosing not to? Director Jeff Hancock spoke with @marketplace.org about why some employees aren't adopting AI in the workplace.

Excited to share our work on #deepfakes at #TSRConf at Stanford alongside with some work by Google. Looking forward to connecting with experts across research, policy, and industry. @stanfordcyber.bsky.social @JournalSafeTech @jeffhancock.bsky.social @RERobertson @rer.bsky.social

Our Fall Seminar Series launches on September 30! Mark your calendar to join us on (most) Tuesdays through 12/2 to explore work and research at the intersection of AI, free speech, democracy, security, and digital communication technologies. 📌 Stay tuned for details.