Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026And SpaceX will be launching their mission to Mars (planned by Grok) to Space Oddity. 010
Reposted by Tom ThorleyJuliet Shen @julietshen.online · 09/06/2026We've just cut the 1.0 release on Github, and Coop is here for all of your safety, moderation, and integrity needs. Everyone deserves safety and more options to choose from! Breakdown of features in the thread (and a loom recording too!) 1435
Reposted by Tom ThorleyMatthew Green @matthewdgreen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026There’s something ominous about the speed with which the entire world has marched to require identification on platforms and, as I expected, begin the process of banning anonymous VPNs. 810227
Reposted by Tom ThorleyROOST @roost.tools · 28/04/2026Spotlighting our TDC member Tom Thorley 👋 Tom (Senior Director of Safety & Integrity at GitHub) wrote a great piece on why shared architectural frameworks matter more than any single tool in Trust & Safety. tgthorley.com/blog/f/trust...tgthorley.comTrust & Safety Remotely: What Makes a Trust & Safety System?Trust & Safety systems look different on the surface, but underneath, they are remarkably similar. Whether a platform is large or small, centralized or decentralized, social or transactional, the same... 174
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Job Alert 🚨- Come work in my sister team @github.com managing our Threat Intel program: www.github.careers/careers-home...github.careersStaff Threat Intelligence Manager in United States | GitHub, Inc.GitHub Careers Home is hiring a Staff Threat Intelligence Manager in United States. Review all of the job details and apply today! 000
Reposted by Tom ThorleyTech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 05/04/2026AI tools detect CSAM, grooming and self-harm, but nobody knows how well. Much of the AI industry has adopted 'model cards' for transparency—it's time the developers of child safety tools caught up, write Camille François, Margaret Mitchell, Yacine Jernite, Vinay Rao & J. Nathan Matias.buff.lyWhy AI ‘Model Cards’ Are an Urgent Necessity for Child SafetyChildren deserve to be protected as robustly as possible — and that requires tools we can actually understand, writes a team of experts. 0115
Reposted by Tom ThorleyPhilip Fields @hax4libre.com · 13/03/2026Yesterday, Mohammed Bailor Jalloh completed the attack he began planning in 2016. In doing so, his case joined a growing list of preventable counterterrorism failures. Learn more about how many of them intersected here: hax4libre.com/sisyphean-fa...hax4libre.comSisyphean Failure at Old DominionIn 2017, Jalloh's defense "presented reliable evidence to demonstrate that the chances of him re-offending in the future are very low." 022
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I’ve worked in Trust & Safety long enough to know this: a platform’s culture is not what its brand deck says, it’s what its enforcement does. Every policy choice, shows customers who a company is. tgthorley.com/blog/f/trust...tgthorley.comTrust & Safety, Remotely: Culture at a DistanceI’ve worked in Trust & Safety long enough to know this: a platform’s culture is not what its brand deck says, it’s what its enforcement does. Every policy choice, every proportionality call, every “ye... 010
Reposted by Tom Thorleyhailey @hailey.at · 17/12/2025First community labeler taking actions on atproto using @roost.tools’s Osprey. entire Ozone and Osprey stack running on a $50/m OVH machine, with up to seven days of full firehose backfill for investigating patterns and exploring the network. 726939
Reposted by Tom ThorleySocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 06/02/2026"The case for letting kids stay on social media. America is banning more and more kids from social media. That's bad news for kids" www.businessinsider.com/kids-parenti...businessinsider.comWhat adults lose when kids are banned from social mediaBanning kids on social media today will hurt tomorrow's internet. 032
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 02/02/2026As we see images of violence and brutality in our streets, Moderators can burnout fast when it has impact to their communities and their lives. Making sure we are looking after them and their wellbeing is a responsibility we should not take lightly. tgthorley.com/blog/f/trust...tgthorley.comTrust & Safety, Remotely: Onboarding, Boundaries, and WellbeingHigh‑performing Remote Trust & Safety teams start solid foundations: clear governance, empowered experts who can operate independently, and a hiring pipeline that prioritizes aptitude over narrow prio... 011
Reposted by Tom ThorleyPop Base @popbase.tv · 02/02/2026Bad Bunny condemns ICE during his #GRAMMYs speech for Best Música Urbana Album: “Before I say thanks to god, I’m going to say, ICE out. We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we are humans and we are Americans.” 110130892427
Reposted by Tom ThorleyJohn Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Catherine O’Hara was a genius, a light, and a joy-maker. What a loss to the world.media.tenor.coma woman in a feathered dress says " im off to get ready "ALT: a woman in a feathered dress says " im off to get ready " 311012127
Reposted by Tom ThorleyROOST @roost.tools · 29/01/2026Meet Osprey V1.0, a new open source online safety tool designed to help platforms investigate and address their priority threats at scale, without sacrificing data privacy or performance. roost.tools/blog/introdu...roost.toolsIntroducing Osprey V1.0: Open Source Infrastructure for Real-Time Abuse MitigationRobust Open Online Safety Tools or ROOST is a new non-profit entity designed to address the urgent need for accessible, high-quality safety tools in the rapidly evolving digital landscape. 113037
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Definitions of terrorism are aways debated… but they generally contain: - Political Motivation - Violence - Intent to intimidate a population - Targetting civilians I wonder if there are any examples that come to mind… 120
Reposted by Tom ThorleyCynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Every moment now, every day, more & more Americans realize they can no longer trust anything the federal government says. The blatant propaganda and lies about a legal observer they shot in cold blood will bring a new swell. To those of you who were not here before: Welcome. We need you. 0399
Reposted by Tom Thorleyevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Do not store your Bitlocker encryption keys on Microsoft's servers if your threat model includes governments or law enforcement. As this article points out, this is the result of a design choice Microsoft made. It didn't have to be this way. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...forbes.comMicrosoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy FlawThe tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible. 9535319
Reposted by Tom ThorleyBjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 24/01/2026As someone who at times watch execution videos professionally; don't watch execution videos if you can avoid it. 07917
Reposted by Tom ThorleyDr Yannick Veilleux-Lepage @yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social · 24/01/2026🧵“How do seemingly ordinary people become agents of state murder?” This is one of the guiding questions I ask students in my graduate class on genocide/state violence. With recent events, it is a question many Americans are asking. I do not have a definitive answer, but here is a reading list: 1/ 10375192
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 24/01/2026What is happening on the streets of the US with “Law Enforcement” agents killing people is disgusting, horrific and outrageous. I don’t have a take. I don’t have words. I don’t have advice for how to fight back. I am just grieving. 071
Reposted by Tom ThorleyJohn Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Many things one can say about this outrage, but as a terrorism researcher, I want to say to current and future students that this is one reason you should never rely on government databases to tell you who or what is a 'terrorist', domestic or otherwise. 111753
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 19/01/2026For remote teams working in T&S hiring is one of the most important (and expensive things we do, good decisions pay massive dividends, mistakes cause massive headaches (for both employer and employee!) - and I've made plenty of both! tgthorley.com/blog/f/trust...tgthorley.comTrust & Safety, Remotely: Hire for Aptitude, Not ExperienceOne key challenge of building remote Trust & Safety teams is that very often, especially for smaller companies, individuals are working alone, independently and the immediate supervision that they get... 000
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 16/01/2026🚨#Job ! Come and work for my Safety Engineering team at @github.com building agentic safety workflows and advanced malware detection infrastructure www.github.careers/careers-home...github.careersSoftware Engineer II, Safety in United States | GitHub, Inc.GitHub Careers Home is hiring a Software Engineer II, Safety in United States. Review all of the job details and apply today! 010
Reposted by Tom ThorleyConflict Dispatch @conflictdispatch.bsky.social · 09/01/2026🇮🇷 NEW: Real-time monitoring shows Iran is experiencing a nationwide internet blackout, following digital censorship linked to escalating protests in Tehran and other cities. 042
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 08/01/2026WTF … this is basically the equivalent of we arent playing in the UN… I think the UN should look for new accommodation before Trump renames the UN HQ in New York…whitehouse.govWithdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United StatesMEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United 120
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 06/01/2026I've been thinking about #remoteworking and how to build teams and culture while working remotely, especially in #Trust&Safety - The proximity of in-person work environments is very often just making it easier for us to navigate ambiguity. tgthorley.com/blog/f/trust...tgthorley.comTrust & Safety, Remotely: Proximity, a Cure or a Coverup?What two decades in digital safety, and five years fully remote, taught me about building remote teams to deliver trust and safety. 000
Reposted by Tom ThorleyPhilip Fields @hax4libre.com · 29/12/2025Check out our most recent episode to find some inspiration going into 2026. 021
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 25/12/2025#Merry #Christmas everyone. 2025 has been hard… almost from day one to day 365 for some many reasons. But I still feel optimistic about the future. I still feel that we can turn around the insanity and get back to treating people humanly, with dignity and respect. 2026 needs to be about community. 150
Reposted by Tom ThorleyAnne Bertucio de Hollembeak @annebdh.bsky.social · 11/12/2025And a big welcome to the inaugural Technical Design Committee. These are the community leaders shepherding @roost.tools projects! @hailey.at @tpepper.bsky.social @tgthorley.bsky.social Naren Koneru Dr Rebecca Portnoff Sam Tozier Shu Lei Vinay Rao 162
Reposted by Tom ThorleyROOST @roost.tools · 11/12/2025Also joining the TDC is @tgthorley.bsky.social, who joins with a background in user safety and countering harassment & malware detection, and eradicating CSAM and TVEC on GitHub. Prior to GitHub, Tom served at @gifct.bsky.social and spent 10 yrs at the British signals intelligence agency, GCHQ 031
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Does anyone else get soooo car sick in the back of Teslas? In addition to wanting to boycott the company, I want to get out of my #Uber or #Lyft not feeling like death. Please Uber - give me the option to filter out these awful vehicles. 000
Reposted by Tom ThorleyROOST @roost.tools · 29/10/2025We're excited to announce the result of months of collaboration with OpenAI, gpt-oss-safeguard. This reasoning model is designed for safety workflows where you bring your OWN policy and definitions of safety, and it explains each decision it makes. Learn more here: roost.tools/blog/a-new-m...roost.toolsA new milestone for open source safety infrastructure and transparency: gpt-oss-safeguardRobust Open Online Safety Tools or ROOST is a new non-profit entity designed to address the urgent need for accessible, high-quality safety tools in the rapidly evolving digital landscape. 1336
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Today at #githubuniverse I spoke about how we are keeping developers safe using a combination of expert safety professionals, advanced Agentic AI workflow and community prevention and culture building efforts. 030
Reposted by Tom ThorleyDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 24/10/2025So people demand "AI" sycophancy, refuse to interact w/ *less* sycophantic "AI", & then get increasingly ill-disposed toward interacting w/ other human beings, preferring, again, an "AI" system that is actively locking them into a loop of skills dependency, bias confirmation, & hostility. SEEMS BAD 4259100
Reposted by Tom ThorleyWIRED @wired.com · 17/10/2025As the Trump administration continues its crackdown, millions across the US are expected to hit the streets for this weekend's "No Kings" protest. If that includes you or your loved ones, here's a 🧵 of guides to follow to protest safely in the age of surveillance. wrd.cm/4lEVQu9wired.comHow to Protest Safely in the Age of SurveillanceLaw enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest. 10420237
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 18/10/2025#BlueskyArtShow #Vertical #Caturday It’s a two twofer this week! 0250
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 15/10/2025I spent much of the day with #AmericaOnTech at @nbcuniversal.com today talking about the future of work and how AI impacts that. My takeaway was that employers want and need diverse perspectives and so programs like AOT are critical. Also … 100
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 11/10/2025#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow from a soundbath in the Santa Monica mountains above Malibu. 0190
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Currently managing a preteen who is preteening and so rereading @drkowert.bsky.social ‘s article on Better Screen Time: Quality vs Quantity and I’m reminded of my old home economics teacher’s mantra “There are no bad foods, only bad diets!” nurture.is/academy/bett...nurture.is“Better” Screen Time is More Than Just Minutes: Quality vs QuantityWhat makes some screen time for kids “better” than others? Turns out, “better” isn’t always better. Learn how to balance screen time quantity (time) with quality (content). 121
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 04/10/2025#Relax #BlueskyArtShow My happy place at sunset 014011
Reposted by Tom ThorleyForking Off @forkingoff.com · 01/10/2025How the fork did we get here? In this episode, Jill and I discuss how morals and ethics were pushed to the limit by changes in the new administration. We'll be releasing new episodes every Monday. #ForkingOff #FedExit #AltGov #DRP #ComeysHomies forkingoff.com/how-the-fork/forkingoff.comHow the Fork Did We Get Here?We took the government's deferred resignation because our morals and our ethics were being pushed to the limit... 131
Reposted by Tom ThorleyWIRED @wired.com · 01/10/2025Jane Goodall understood better than most the impact humans have had on the planet. Having witnessed so much environmental deterioration during her lifetime, she was as much an activist as a scientist. Read our piece from 2024 on the legendary primatologist. 💚wired.comJane Goodall Thinks It’s Not Too Late to Save the WorldThe world, the famed primatologist says, isn’t what it used to be—but there’s still time to save it, if we treat crises like climate change, biodiversity loss, and poverty as one. 7703180
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 28/09/2025#BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad in Cirencester on my way to Bath many years ago. It was so dark driving these Cotswold lanes and I couldn’t resist pulling over to take shots of the light trails. 1371
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Tonight at #HollywoodBowl was an amazing tribute to Minnie Riperton with Aloe Blacc, George Benson and Stevie Wonder… such a privilege just to be present. 030
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Going for the most #LA day - Brunch in Malibu followed by Pickleball in Calabasas if only I could surf or beach… 010
Tom Thorley @tgthorley.bsky.social · 20/09/2025#BlueSkyArtShow From inside the public library in Seattle - Sharp #angles creating a lattice over the Seattle skyline. This place holds a special spot in my heart. 0283
