Stanford Internet Observatory

Announcing the 2024 Conference Proceedings of the Journal of Online Trust and Safety: https://lnkd.in/gKgTBr7q The Issue features four peer-reviewed articles and two commentaries with contributions from academia, civil society, and industry. Authors in this issue include: Tegan Insoll Valeriia Soloveva Eva Díaz Bethencourt Anna Ovaska Arttu Paju Mikko Aaltonen Nina Vaaranen-Valkonen Amar Ashar Karim Ginena, PhD Renata B. Maria Cipollone, Ph.D. Danishjeet Singh Henriette Cramer Kaicheng Yang Filippo Menczer Rose Coogan Will P. Margaret Tucker Abhishek Roy

The Stanford Internet Observatory just published a quick analysis of African Stream, a media operation that Blinken attributed to RT (formerly Russia Today) on Friday. In many ways this influence operation is similar to prior Russian campaigns, but it's unique in the extent to which African Stream staff previously worked with state media. Over and over again we saw LinkedIn profiles with RT, Press TV, TRT, and CGTN employment. There are some fun little nuggets in this post, my favorite being that CNBC once interviewed the "CEO" about African Stream's "business" success. Enjoy! https://lnkd.in/gsxj5YGR

We are so excited to host the third annual Trust & Safety Research Conference happening in less than 3 weeks at Stanford University. With the agenda packed with Lightning Talks, Research Presentations, Panels, Workshops, and a live recording of the fan-favorite podcast Moderated Content—it’s going to be an event like no other! We are almost sold out—just 50 tickets remain! Don’t miss your chance to join over 150 presenters and panelists for an incredible two days of deep-dive discussions on Trust & Safety, happening on September 26-27, 2024 . 🎟️ Register Here before it’s too late: https://lnkd.in/gdQ5mSDc 📅 Explore the full agenda: https://lnkd.in/g9pEtdsU Don’t wait—these tickets won’t last long! See you at Stanford! #TrustAndSafety #ResearchConference #StanfordUniversity #ModeratedContent

🚨One month countdown begins for the Trust & Safety Research Conference🚨 The detailed schedule for the Trust & Safety Research Conference is now live! https://lnkd.in/g9pEtdsU Join us on September 26-27 at Stanford University as we bring together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, civil society, and government to explore the latest developments in the field of trust and safety. 📅 Dates: September 26-27 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gTN3w3Nt

🚨One month countdown begins for the Trust & Safety Research Conference🚨 The detailed schedule for the Trust & Safety Research Conference is now live! https://lnkd.in/g9pEtdsU Join us on September 26-27 at Stanford University as we bring together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, civil society, and government to explore the latest developments in the field of trust and safety. 📅 Dates: September 26-27 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gTN3w3Nt

🚀 Last year, I was a presenter at the Trust & Safety Research Conference at Stanford. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that in 2024, I would be organizing this incredible event taking place on September 26-27 at Stanford University. Last year, tickets sold out in a flash, and this year is no different—Register now before it's too late: https://lnkd.in/g9KmjgDQ Some highlights: 🌐 Heard about Meta shutting down CrowdTangle? Attend a workshop on Meta Content Library to learn how researchers can still access posts, videos, and more. Curious about the future of open-source tools for Trust & Safety? We’ve got a workshop just for that. 💡 Are you an enterprise looking to build Trust & Safety solutions? Or a recent graduate, researcher or a practitioner looking to learn more? You cannot miss our lightning talks on topics like AI for Content Moderation, Regulation, Understanding Algorithms and Online Environments, Polarization and Elections, and Building Trust & Safety, among others. With research presentations, panels, workshops, a poster session, and plenty of networking opportunities (not to mention good food and drinks!), this is an event you won't want to miss. Stanford Internet Observatory #trustandsafety #techpolicy

Remarkable progress has been made in the 100 days since the Stanford Internet Observatory published a report on the CyberTipline system for reporting online child abuse. Riana Pfefferkorn highlights key developments in children's online safety in a new Tech Policy Press article today. Read here: https://lnkd.in/g8b_dyDT ✅ On May 7, President Biden signed the REPORT Act into law to extend the preservation period for evidence for law enforcement to access from online services and help modernize the IT infrastructure. ✅ On July 18, the Tech Coalition announced a free resource hub, Pathways, with industry best practices to fight CSAM and protect children online. #ChildSafety #OnlineSafety #CSAM #CyberTipline #SIO #TechPolicy #REPORTAct #NCMEC #TechCoalition #ChildExploitation

🌟 Feeling inspired and energized after TrustCon? 🌟 Keep the momentum going with trailblazing research and riveting discussions at the Trust & Safety Research Conference at Stanford University. We’re beyond excited to unveil our agenda, packed with lightning talks, research presentations, panels, workshops, and a poster session. Get ready for a stellar lineup of speakers, including our amazing keynotes, Camille François and Arvind Narayanan. Join us to gain insights from researchers, industry practitioners, and experts, in the Trust & Safety community! 🌐✨ 🎟️ Don’t wait—grab your tickets now before the early bird offer ends on August 1! Links in the description.

Registration is now open for the Stanford Internet Observatory's third annual Trust & Safety Research Conference, taking place on September 26-27, 2024, at Stanford University. 📍 Hosted at Stanford University’s Frances. C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, the Trust & Safety Research Conference convenes participants working on trust and safety issues across academia, industry, civil society, and government. The event brings together a cross-disciplinary group of academics and researchers in fields including computer science, sociology, law, and political science to connect with practitioners and policymakers on challenges and new ideas for studying and addressing online trust and safety issues. Early bird discounted registration is now available! Secure your spot today https://lnkd.in/gNK-BCFx

Announcing a new special issue of the Journal of Online Trust and Safety: “Online Harassment in Authoritarian and Semi-democratic States” 📖 🌐 The issue features an introductory essay by guest editor Tongtong Zhang with two peer-reviewed articles: “Wangbao (Cyberbullying) and Jubao (Reporting): Collaborative State-Society Online Influence Operations in China” - Kecheng Fang “Proactive Blocking through the Automated Identification of Likely Harassers” - Ifat Gazia, Trevor Hubbard, Timothy Scalona, Yena Kang, and Ethan Zuckerman   The two papers examine coordinated mass reporting of social media accounts from interviews with targets of harassment campaigns. They find bad actors leverage strategic ambiguity and the introductory essay highlights how these tactics complement other pro-government repressive measures online. https://lnkd.in/dDSQy7KC