Trust and Safety Foundation

We are thrilled to announce that the Global Majority Research Committee (GMRC) is now at quorum!   Meet the GMRC co-chairs and members, who come from academia, civil society, and the industry, bringing diverse perspectives from regions across the Majority World. The main goal of the GMRC is to elevate voices from the Majority World within the field of Trust & Safety by producing research and engaging in academic, industry, and civil society activities and forums. A few of the GMRC members will be at TrustCon next week. If you see them around, please don't hesitate to say hi! They will be happy to further discuss the work the GMRC is doing and their plans for the next few months. Sujata Mukherjee Nadah Feteih Fadzai M. Shubhi Mathur Mona Elswah, Ph.D. Sabhanaz Rashid Diya Juan Felipe R.

📢 It’s that time of year—proposals for TrustCon 2025 and EMEA Summit 2025 are now open! Our conferences thrive on the expertise and passion of the Trust & Safety community, and we’re honored to support you in delivering impactful content to attendees. Whether you’re a seasoned presenter or a first-time submitter, this is your chance to share insights, spark discussions, and connect with others in the field. 📝 What’s new this year? We’ve added more opportunities for long-form discussion and networking based on attendee feedback. Check out the submission types, selection criteria, and FAQs for each conference: EMEA 2025: https://lnkd.in/gJifEZXm  TrustCon 2025: https://lnkd.in/gYwsVj2e 🔗 Ready to submit your proposal? TrustCon 2025: Submission deadline: 11:59 PM PST, February 24th. Submit here: https://lnkd.in/gk2ppwJ8  EMEA 2025: Submission deadline: 23:59 GMT on 27 January 2025. Submit here: https://lnkd.in/gWD2mBYB 💡 Have questions? Join us on December 5th for a live Q&A session where we’ll guide you through the process. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/gjuS_bw9 Know someone who should present? Share this post and help spread the word!

In partnership with Global Network Initiative (GNI), TSF is co-hosting an in-person, private meeting at RightsCon 2025 to help bridge gaps between trust and safety (T&S) teams and civil society organizations (CSOs) in the Global Majority. If you’re a T&S professional attending RightsCon 2025 and you're interested in joining this Chatham House Rule session, please reach out: [email protected]. P.S. We're especially interested in including people who work on/with partner programs!

Interested in applying for our part-time Research Assistant role? Make sure to get your materials in by Friday, December 6th! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gFPQdK_E

Mona Elswah, Ph.D., Project Fellow at the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), is kicking off the Global Majority Research Committee’s (GMRC’s) monthly speaker series on Monday, November 25th at 9:00 AM PT. She’ll be discussing her work examining the challenges and implications for content moderation in Maghrebi Arabic dialects in North Africa. Lessons from this session will be useful for anyone working on non-English language moderation.   If you’ve already completed the interest form, we’ll email you in the next few days with details to join the session.   If you're interested in signing up to attend this series in general, you can do so here: https://lnkd.in/g8T_dNwZ   Please note: This is a private, invitation-only session; TSF's Code of Conduct applies to all spaces, including forms and virtual sessions.

We're hiring a temporary, part-time Research Assistant to collaborate on the History of T&S project! Updated close date: Friday, December 6, 2024 Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gFPQdK_E

Applications to attend close this Friday, November 15th! This will be a great conversation about content parsing, AI, and ethics, featuring Tina Eliassi-Rad, Renee DiResta, and Karine Mellata as speakers, and Laura Weidinger, Johnny Hartz Søraker, Aaron Rodericks, and Michael Muller as panelists.

Deconstructing Meaning: A CounterBalance Seminar is a special series of meetings co-hosted by Siegel Family Endowment (https://lnkd.in/gQYeGgfQ), organized in collaboration with the Santa Fe Institute, Trust & Safety Professional Association and Google. This series explores the technical and ethical complexities of content parsing in the age of AI. The second virtual 90-minute session takes place on November 22, 2024 at 9AM (US Mountain Time) to interrogate when content parsing becomes manipulation. Conversations cover ethical considerations in content parsing, accountability and governance, and relative success in detecting lawful vs awful content. See more details on the event page here: https://lnkd.in/gRNG3Pi3. Although attendance is limited, practitioners and scholars with relevant backgrounds can apply using this short form:https://lnkd.in/gc39H-Xp by Nov 15.

Submit your research to the Journal of Online Trust & Safety! The journal publishes articles and commentaries, with authors from academia, industry, and civil society. For the next general issue (to be published in April 2025): * December 2 is the deadline for peer-reviewed submissions  * February 3 is the deadline for commentaries https://lnkd.in/gSNSRZjj

Start spreading the word: Program Committee applications for the 2025 EMEA Summit and TrustCon 2025 are now OPEN! When you join one of TSPA’s Program Committees, you’ll help ensure next year’s conference agendas feature thoughtful, relevant, and timely content. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet other T&S professionals around the world and support your peers in presenting their work to the community. If you’re a TSPA member, apply by November 11, 2024. We can’t wait to work with you! Apply today: https://lnkd.in/g2VipCRZ