Defederation on decentralized social media offers new possibilities for online governance. Experts consider how it can be used responsibly, in a way that balances speech and safety.

Defederation on decentralized social media offers new possibilities for online governance. Experts consider how it can be used responsibly, in a way that balances speech and safety.

To know how a system has changed, one must first know what constitutes the system and its prior state.

To know how a system has changed, one must first know what constitutes the system and its prior state.

Informed policy that leads to beneficial change is extremely challenging to develop without being able to measure the material impacts of GenAI.

Researchers around the world address shortcomings and provide recommendations on Global North approaches to research and policymaking.

Researchers around the world address shortcomings and provide recommendations on Global North approaches to research and policymaking.

Samantha Lai (Carnegie Endowment) discusses the state of federated social media (Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon, etc.). Topics include: - A map of the fediverse - What makes Bluesky new? - Tools for tin...

This is a reply to Christine Lemmer-Webber's thoughtful (and widely read) "How decentralized is Bluesky really?" blog post. I am so happy and grateful that Christine took the time to write up her tho...

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If we want to empower consumers and rebuild social media, we need to develop shared trust and safety capabilities, write Samantha Lai and Yoel Roth.

If we want to empower consumers and rebuild social media, we need to develop shared trust and safety capabilities, write Samantha Lai and Yoel Roth.

If we want to empower consumers and rebuild social media, we need to develop shared trust and safety capabilities, write Samantha Lai and Yoel Roth.

Journal of Online Trust and Safety

If we want to empower consumers and rebuild social media, we need to develop shared trust and safety capabilities, write Samantha Lai and Yoel Roth.

Humanity has always craved, and feared, information. Alicia Wanless offers a fresh understanding of the relationship between people, technology and knowledge, today and throughout history.

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Journal of Online Trust and Safety

The fediverse is an opportunity to rethink how trust and safety works in social media. But how...and what should we still be worried about?

The fediverse offers an opportunity to rethink how trust and safety works in social media. In a decentralized environment, creating safe and welcoming places relies on community moderation, transpa...

What does Prussian naturalist Alexander Von Humboldt have to do with cybersecurity?

Disinformation is only a symptom of a much larger problem.

Disinformation is only a symptom of a much larger problem.