Justin HendrixFor Tech Policy Press, Tim Bernard sums up the findings of a set of reports on the dynamics driving the growth of the 'trust and safety' market. https://www.techpolicy.press/trust-safety-for-investors-revisiting-the-trust-safety-vendor-ecosystem/
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If you're in T&S or VC, you should definitely read Duco's recent report on investing in the T&S vendor sector; if you want a sense of the report's context and importance, take a look at my latest piece at Tech Policy Press. https://www.techpolicy.press/trust-safety-for-investors-revisiting-the-trust-safety-vendor-ecosystem/
Excited to share my new white paper for Stanford's program on Platform regulation - it's a guide to all the different ways that legislators have been attempting to protect children from online harms, including the historical, philosophical, and political considerations. Happy to chat more about this with anyone who's interested to learn more! https://cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/news/legislative-approaches-combating-online-harms-children
Knight First Amendment Inst.Nice write-up about this week's symposium co-hosted by @knightcolumbia & Columbia Engineering by @TimBernard in Tech Policy Press, "Generative AI, Free Speech, & Public Discourse: Why the Academy Must Step Forward." Check it out! https://www.techpolicy.press/generative-ai-free-speech-public-discourse-why-the-academy-must-step-forward/
As the Online Safety Bill (finally) enters its final stages, I wrote an update for Tech Policy Press. https://techpolicy.press/uk-online-safety-bill-enters-final-stages/
Following up on #trustcon23, I wrote about how a thriving trust and safety vendor ecosystem has emerged, despite difficult headwinds for the industry as a whole. https://techpolicy.press/the-evolving-trust-and-safety-vendor-ecosystem/
Shout out to @rg and @mikarv, whose interview with @justinhendrix planted the seed for this article.
Trust and Safety rarely comes up in discussion about AI regulation. I looked at where business trends and proposed law point to a whole new world of responsibilities for T&S teams at major platforms. https://www.unitary.ai/articles/from-present-to-future-exploring-the-impact-of-ai-regulation-on-trust-safety-teams
How does AI Regulation Impact Trust & Safety Teams?
Discussions of AI regulation tend to focus more on use by regulated organisations, rather than misuse by platform users. However, as large platforms play increasingly significant roles in providing access to AI models, we might expect future regulatory efforts to more directly impact T&S.
From server and client side scanning to message franking and other technologies for content moderation of encrypted communications, how do existing laws like the Stored Communications Act or the Wire Tap Act apply? James Grimmelmann @jtlg explains:
https://techpolicy.press/content-moderation-encryption-and-the-law/
https://techpolicy.press/content-moderation-encryption-and-the-law/
What is Secure? An Analysis of Popular Messaging Apps
A deep dive into the design and technical security of encrypted apps by Justin Hendrix, Cooper Quintin, Caroline Sinders, Leila Wylie Wagner, Tim Bernard, Ami Mehta. Read the 86-page report here: https://techpolicy.press/what-is-secure-an-analysis-of-popular-messaging-apps/
