What happens when both the private and public sector no longer trust digital platforms to self-regulate? How should platforms respond when regulators demand auditability of and visibility into Trust & Safety systems? And what role does Compliance have in this scenario?

🚨 ICE disappeared a woman on Wednesday night. She was grabbed by men in plainclothes and taken to an unidentified location. ICE is refusing to say where she is being held. It’s 72 hours later and not even a dedicated team of lawyers can find her. This is WRONG. We can’t let this be the new norm.

trans rights btw this isn't up for debate

I know a lot of folks like this account. But this is a wild, and unhelpful, exaggeration--it's a resistance version of sean spicer. It veers into #resistanceporn and trades accuracy for clout, like other "blue maga" grifters on here. Pls consider finding other sources of inspiration/news/motivation

Yesterday a guy asked one of my kids if we were going to the baseball game in SF later, then realized their hat was actually leopard print w/an orange panel, then noticed the Pride posters we were carrying. He paused and said: “oh, that diversity and equality stuff is great too!” Kind of adorable.

Hey, MSM: Teen Vogue is carrying the water for all y'all www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-wa...

For Dallas protesters: I'm on the Police Oversight Board. If you'd like to file a complaint against an officer for behaving unprofessionally or abusively, let me know and I'll connect you to the right folks. At the same time, if you'd like to commend an officer for being helpful, also let me know.

Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows reut.rs/3ZvxVoY

Pope Leo’s first US episcopal appointment, San Diego’s Bishop-designate Pham, a Vietnamese refugee, invites priests and faith leaders to “stand in solidarity”with migrants at courthouse on June 20, as they make court appearances.

Dealing with law enforcement can be stressful, so it’s important to know your rights before you’re face-to-face with ICE agents. While there’s never any guarantee that law enforcement officers will follow the law, here’s what they can and can’t legally do to you and what you can legally demand. ⤵️

UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!

The notion of a Trust & Safety improv group called “The Threat Actors” has entered my mind and now it won’t leave.

Hey folks, I have a HUGE request from the Trevor Project and would appreciate help getting the word out. Trevor is now recruiting for it's 2025 National Youth Survey. They need people 13-24, LGBTQ+, in the United States to take it. This research is critical to LGBTQ+ rights. Take it here:

Does anyone know a expert in South Pacific languages? This is why I miss Twitter. I used to be able to just ask this and someone would be like “I am!” But seriously, is anyone? I need an expert on South Pacific languages.

Just bumping one more time that we're hiring. We need more applicants, so please help us spread the word. We especially need more applicants for the technical partnerships manager. It's an interesting role with a blend of technical and interpersonal skills. You folks are out there — apply!

"On Wednesday, May 28th... meteorologists and climate scientists from across the country will give virtual 20-minute talks continuously as we share our work and why it matters for every American.” - Prof. Marshall Shepherd

*Without looking anything up*, what do you know about the federal hiring freeze and what happens with hiring afterward? (Did you know there was a freeze?) No feds or fed-adjacents, please, you'll blow the curve.

Sinners dropping just 6% in its second weekend merits a much bigger headline than its $48 million opening. It is actual box-office news--news as in "This never happens." Just a giant thing, for Ryan Coogler and for the future of original material.

I have a new post on Techdirt about the Privacy Act litigation with respect to DOGE attacking the Social Security Administration, but in it I highlight a court's observation that there's a "probable cause" problem with what DOGE wants to do. www.techdirt.com/2025/04/25/e...

I'm listening in on the Perkins Coie hearing in DDC. (I made it onto the call!) Judge Howell is just recapping where everything is at - 3 pending motions, she hasn't ruled on sections 2 and 4 previously, so she's going to focus on that.

The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump admin must facilitate the return of SMART Union Local 100 apprentice Kilmar Abrego Garcia. They need to quit wasting time and bring our union brother home NOW!

Putting out an APB: Is there an immigration attorney who is currently awake and can speak for a few minutes? A student of mine has an emergency situation. DMs are open. cc @chrisgeidner.bsky.social @mjsdc.bsky.social @annabower.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social @kenwhite.bsky.social

The DC Circuit's decision in Thaler v. Perlmutter is out, ruling that copyright law requires that authors be human, not AI, reasoning to this conclusion from the structure of the copyright statute (e.g., duration is based on the lifetime of the author) media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/doc...

If you need a palate cleanser to everything going on, consider treating yourself to a read of this thread.

"ROOST aims to ensure that developers at all levels can implement best practices in safety." Whether your team is 👤,👥, or 🏢 sized... we aim to build safety tools for everyone. Thanks @commoncrawl.bsky.social, let's protect the shared resource of the internet! commoncrawl.org/blog/opening...

I wrote about Musk and this bureaucratic coup as plainly as I could. There's reporting in here & the particulars are overwhelming but what's happening is so clear: He's not trying to run the federal govt like a software company He's trying to turn it into a political weapon. (gift link)

Frustrated there's not more I can do directly, but for now I can just try to document reality. Elon is bringing his Twitter destruction playbook to the US government, and it's impossible to explain just how serious and bad this is. www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...

Listen to three of my favorite people & must trusted sources on the governance of online speech and how we got here @nicolewong.bsky.social @dwillner.bsky.social @delbius.bsky.social in ON w/ @karaswisher.bsky.social It's like a New Governors reunion! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

What. A. Week. Here it is, all in one place: ▪️ Elon Musk's twitchy fingers ▪️ WebPurify acquired ▪️ All the reaction to Meta's T&S about-turn ▪️ Creators of Discord's biggest mod bot Plus posts of the week from david wolfpaw, @delbius.bsky.social & ATIM. www.everythinginmoderation.co/meta-zuckerb...

Need to get to the bottom of a Trust & Safety incident? Try using the 7 Rules of Causation, part of my upcoming Root Cause Analysis guide from the Trust & Safety toolkit. #TrustandSafety #contentmoderation #incidentreports #incidentresponse

May I humbly suggest that for the comics-and-history buff in your life, my book about how newspaper cartoons were made—including never-before-printed Doonesbury and Peanuts printing artifacts—would be a great gift? glog.glennf.com/hcwm-store/h...

After nearly three decades, a Minnesota summer camp for kids with HIV/AIDS is closing and up for sale... because retroviral drugs are so effective that there aren't enough campers. Science works, y'all. www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...

Did your kid get a new tablet, gaming console, smartphone, etc., this holiday season? It’s probably a good idea to talk to them about online safety! Here’s a FREE resource to help have that convo: the Online Safety Pact. Get your own copy at delbius.com/resources!

Seeing lots of conversations happening around and about kids and online safety. Here’s a free online safety pact I created for families with children under 13: drive.google.com/file/d/1dvWX...

Newly added to my open-source Trust & Safety Toolkit: a lightweight Root Cause Analysis template for Trust & Safety incidents! Simple enough to use regularly, thorough enough to drive real change. Comes with a filled-in example so you can see how it works. Find it at delbius.com/resources#rc....

I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief. I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching), but for now I’d like to share a very small sample of the work I’ve been so proud to support (thread)

I spent a good 3+ hours today using a combination of a paddle bit, Forstner bit, and chisel and hammer to make a fake peg leg for a chaise lounge so it would look more “shabby” and every second of that distraction was excellent, even the ones where I banged my knuckles really hard.

Rewatching an old classic this morning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRi8...

Jonathan Haidt today debated Candice Odgers, an actual expert in the field of tech & mental health who (unlike Haidt) has actually been studying this issue for years. She's been one of the leading critics of Haidt's claim, since the research doesn't support his args. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewxe...

Tinu deserved so much more than she was given. her memory is a blessing, and it should also be a call to action: pandemic isn’t over yet, and people are still dying. Tinu was vulnerable, *anyone* can become vulnerable. you are only ever temporarily non-disabled, treat disabled people with care.

Goal: create a lighting effect of a torch being used to ignite street lamps. V0 POC done!

Has anyone figured out a way to handle all their old music CDs that they’re relatively pleased with (other than storing them in a box in perpetuity)? I’m pretty sure I’ve got some otherwise unavailable gems in my collection and I’d hate to lose them forever.

Calling all science/tech folks: Do you have thoughts about xkcd? Parker Bach & I are trying to understand the role that xkcd plays in the scientific/technical community. Will you share your thoughts? forms.office.com/pages/respon... And since we are doing a snowball sample, please pass the word!

"The reason we don’t see exploding battery attacks more often is not because it’s technically hard, it’s because the erosion of public trust in everyday things isn’t worth it." www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2024/tu...

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #49,229! That’s all I have to say about that.

🦛 head.

My kids are at the age where Pokémon Go is super-fun for them, which means I’ve dusted off my old account. Anyone else out there still playing?

Looking to increase the impact of your Trust & Safety work? Here’s my prescription: delbius.com/trust-and-sa.... Feel free to @ me if you’d like to discuss the treatment plan further!

summoning circle, hope this works 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯 a TS dev or 🕯 a community 🕯 marketing 🕯 🕯 manager 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯 apply here! jobs.gem.com/bluesky