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Don't forget to register for this month's GMRC Monthly Speaker Series with Crystal Abidin! Date: April 15, 2025, 7:00 PM PT / April 16, 2025, 10:00 AM AWST Topic: "The Landscape of Influencers and Misinformation in East Asia: Case Studies on Financial Misinformation" Influencers play a complex role in shaping the online landscape across the Asia Pacific region, and a recent study by the Influencer Ethnography Research Lab (IERLab) examined how different they impact the spread of misinformation and norms around sexualized content in Greater China, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore/Malaysia. In this talk, IERLab Director Professor Crystal Abidin will introduce audiences to this landscape in East Asia, and share case studies on how Influencers have been embroiled in financial misinformation. To register for this webinar, please fill out the form here: https://lnkd.in/gaQyw-UE #Misinformation #Influencers #TrustandSafety

We're honored to support All Things in Moderation (ATIM) this year! ATIM is where trust and safety meets the frontlines. Hear directly from community managers and moderators doing the daily work of keeping online spaces safe, inclusive, and resilient. May 14 - 16, 2025 (Dates depend on your timezone; be sure to double-check when you register!) All sessions online and on-demand: http://bit.ly/ATIM2025

Are you a psychologist, researcher, UXR, data analyst, UX designer, behavioral scientist, wellbeing program strategist, or tenured frontline moderator interested in studying topics related to psychological health and wellbeing in T&S? If so, please note that the application to join our T&S Research Coalition's Psychological Health Research Committee (PHRC) has been extended to April 21st. Learn more and complete the application here: https://lnkd.in/gCi84eFa

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, the GMRC would like to invite you to the next session of the GMRC Monthly Speaker Series, featuring Crystal Abidin, Professor of Internet Studies at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia. Date: April 15, 2025, 7:00 PM PT / 10:00 AM AWST 📆 Topic: The Landscape of Influencers and Misinformation in East Asia: Case Studies on Financial Misinformation 💰 To register for this webinar, please fill out the form here: https://lnkd.in/gaQyw-UE Note: TSF's Code of Conduct applies to all spaces, including forms and virtual sessions.

We attended #RightsCon for the first time last month, co-hosting two sessions: “Empowering Collaboration: Bridging the Gap Between Trust & Safety Teams and Civil Society in the Global Majority” and “Advancing Trust & Safety for the Global Majority.” The former was a private meeting co-organized with Hilary Ross from GNI and the latter was a roundtable supported by the Global Majority Research Committee (GMRC). You can learn more about both sessions via our read-outs here: https://lnkd.in/dDjnfiru

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