Trust and Safety Foundation

Don't forget to register for this month's Global Majority Research Committee Monthly Speaker Series! Aparna Samuel Balasundaram (she,her,hers) and Bindiya Lakshmi Raghunath will be presenting "Unique Psychometric Tools Curated for Trust & Safety" on March 26th at 8:00 AM Pacific Time.

The Global Majority Research Committee, a part of our T&S Research Coalition, is dedicated to elevating voices and perspectives from the Majority World within the global T&S ecosystem. As part of this mission, we’re thrilled to invite you to the next session of the GMRC's Monthly Speaker Series, featuring Aparna Samuel Balasundaram (she,her,hers) and Bindiya Lakshmi Raghunath. Date: Wednesday, March 26,?2025 at 8:00 AM PT Topic: Unique Psychometric Tools Curated for Trust & Safety Register for this Zoom webinar here: https://lnkd.in/gCN_Uuny Please note: TSF's Code of Conduct applies to all spaces, including forms and virtual sessions.

GMRC Call for New Members! ?? The Global Majority Research Committee (GMRC) aims to foster a more equitable and effective Trust & Safety (T&S) ecosystem by elevating the expertise and inclusion of Majority World voices in research, product design, policy development, and organizational practices. Current GMRC members include individuals from academia, industry, and civil society. They’re seeking new members to join them in planning, facilitating, and executing committee activities in 2025-2026. They invite T&S practitioners, researchers, and multidisciplinary scholars interested in producing, facilitating, and disseminating research related to T&S and the Majority World to apply by March 28, 2025. Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/ga5Rnp-b

Workshop Report: Engaging Trust & Safety and Human Rights Practitioners on Rights-Respecting Responses to Government Demands This past October, TSF and the Global Network Initiative (GNI) co-hosted a virtual workshop to examine the shared goals and objectives between the trust & safety and human rights fields. The discussion explored differences in approaches, guiding principles, and understanding of effectiveness in the context of how social media companies can respond to government demands while respecting user rights. Today, we're publishing the high-level summary report, which captures key takeaways and insights from the workshop, as well as the tabletop exercise that shaped the conversation. TSF and GNI look forward to continuing these important discussions––if you have any insights or ideas to contribute, we'd love to hear from you! Read the report and the tabletop exercise here: https://lnkd.in/dDjnfiru

If you're attending RightsCon and would like to chat about T&S-related research, let me know!

TSF’s Senior Program Manager, Maia Levy Daniel, has recently contributed a piece to the?AI Safety and the Global Majority?writing series, hosted by the AI Equity Lab at The Brookings Institution. In her essay, Maia examines the AI governance landscape in Latin America and offers recommendations for shaping AI safety and governance through a human rights lens. https://lnkd.in/dqt8GUnS ? Led by Chinasa T. Okolo, Ph.D., the?AI Safety and the Global Majority?project focuses on how Global Majority countries are defining and challenging Western notions of AI safety, bringing in more diverse perspectives. ? The series also includes essays on Africa, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. You can read these essays here: https://lnkd.in/eRxXMbin ? For more on this project, check out this commentary by Chinasa T. Okolo, Ph.D. https://lnkd.in/ePaPNbT8

We're honored to be co-organizing and co-facilitating two sessions at RightsCon this year! Our private meeting is full, but you can still register to join the Global Majority Research Committee's roundtable, co-hosted by Amanda Menking (TSF) and Shabhanaz Rashid Diya (Tech Global Institute). #RightsCon

We're excited to welcome Toby Shulruff as our new Research Assistant! She'll be working to bring our History of T&S project to completion, analyzing data and co-authoring deliverables. Prior to joining us, Toby conducted related research in 2021, analyzing 112 trust and safety job postings and comparing this data with six interviews of T&S professionals. Welcome Toby!

A reminder that this is coming up soon! Super excited to be featuring Barani, whose work I've followed with interest. Don't miss it! Date: Monday, February 3,? 2025 at 11 AM Pacific Time Topic: Unequal Risks, Unequal Reward: GenAI in the Global Majority To register for this webinar, please fill out the form here: https://lnkd.in/g8SkjdwP

Call for new PHRC members! ?? The Psychological Health Research Committee (PHRC) aims to collaborate, support, and produce evidence-based research that contributes to increasing the knowledge base of how graphic and objectionable content impacts moderators, with the goal of developing safe and effective practices to protect content moderators’ psychological health and wellbeing. They’re seeking new members to join them in planning, facilitating, and executing psychological health research in 2025-2026. This global interdisciplinary group invites industry-affiliated T&S researchers and research-adjacent T&S professionals looking to make a positive impact. Learn more and submit your application by February 16, 2025 here: https://lnkd.in/gCi84eFa