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Online Child Safety at the MIT Policy Hackathon — Integrity Institute By April Lat Last November, the Integrity Institute partnered with MIT's 8th Annual Policy Hackathon as a Challenge Sponsor, presenting a pressing question at the heart of modern internet governance...

👾 Online Child Safety at the MIT Policy Hackathon

We partnered with @mit.edu for the Annual Policy Hackathon to ask: How should the U.S. address its patchwork of state-level approaches to child online safety?

April Lat breaks down the winning proposal & key lessons from the weekend: bit.ly/4ljje1O

How to Manage Misinformation in Large Language Models A group of trust and safety professionals say models are ultimately only useful when they can be trusted.

The value proposition for AI systems ultimately hinges on trust, write Leah Ferentinos, Omri Tubiana, Arushi Saxena, J.J. Martinez-Layuno and Chris Miles. The necessary tools and frameworks are emerging to deliver it, they say.

@theodoraskeadas.bsky.social @leahf.bsky.social @geewiz.bsky.social #OsirisParikh #SuziRagheb #accountdeactivation #disablingaccounts #platformgovernance #digitalrights #policy #OversightBoard #Meta

Response to Meta's Account Disabling Policies Under Oversight Board Review — Integrity Institute By: Theodora Skeadas, Leah Ferentinos, Osiris Parikh, Glenn Ellingson, Suzi Ragheb Integrity Institute members weigh in on the Oversight Board's public comment process: Board to Review for First Ti...

Integrity Institute members submitted input to the @oversightboard.bsky.social on Meta’s account disabling policies calling for transparency, procedural fairness & meaningful human review.

This is crucial as account bans shape who gets to participate online.

▶️ Read our analysis: bit.ly/4ck6PZ7

Osprey: Open Sourcing our Rule Engine Discord uses Osprey to quickly detect and remove new types of harm from putting our customers at risk. Now we’re open-sourcing this tool so others can do the same.

Open sourcing Osprey was an adventure! @discord.com is now powered by the open source community version of Osprey. Read about how Osprey works and what makes a rules engine for fighting abuse powerful:

discord.com/blog/osprey-...

📽️ We are live! Tune into Teens & Screens livestream where we will hear from Pew Research Center, youth and parents on how youth are navigating the digital world.

#TeensOnline

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Escalations of Digital Warfare in Gaza — Integrity Institute By Shannon Raj Singh, Theodora Skeadas, Suzi Ragheb, Rachel Fagen, Sabhanaz Rashid Diya, and Devika Malik Image credit: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a joint press conference with ...

⚠️ Escalated Digital Warfare in Gaza

Originally published in @techpolicypress.bsky.social, II members unpack how Netanyahu's UNGA address—broadcast into Gaza via loudspeakers & cellphones—reveals the risks surrounding telecom control, free expression & civilian comms in crisis.

🔗 bit.ly/405ullr

Feb 26: Join researchers @livgar.bsky.social & @briana-v.bsky.social, in conversation with Luca Belli, @mbogen.bsky.social & @marlynnweimd.bsky.social, as they explore ongoing research on mental health and chatbots, and how to navigate a profound shift in care. datasociety.net/events/menta...

Thanks to @integrity-inst.bsky.social for spotlighting my piece with @theodoraskeadas.bsky.social, @nickgarcia.bsky.social, and @elisephillips.bsky.social!

In it, we argue that the cloud is critical infrastructure that shouldn't be left to the free market. It's up to states to provide oversight.

Why The Cloud Should Be a Public Utility — Integrity Institute By Michelle Nie, Theodora Skeadas, Nick Garcia, Elise Phillips We rely on the cloud every day to access government, healthcare and educational services. We access our government benefits, file taxes,...

☁️ Why The Cloud Should Be a Public Utility

Originally in @techpolicypress.bsky.social, @theodoraskeadas.bsky.social & co-authors reveal that cloud computing underpins everything from healthcare to AI - yet it’s treated like a regular commercial market, with minimal accountability.

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Today is Safer Internet Day 🌐

A safer online world takes collaboration, transparency, and investment in the people keeping platforms safe.

We celebrate Trust & Safety practitioners, researchers, and civil society working behind the scenes to reduce harm and build trust.

Control for Whom? Keeping an Eye on the Dark Side of US's New Wearables Campaign. Nada Salem and Theodora Skeadas discuss the government push for health data tracking and the privacy and surveillance concerns for the public.

🔎 Control for Whom?

Nada Salem & II member @theodoraskeadas.bsky.social examine the dark side of the U.S. push for wearable health tech, where wellness data often sits outside HIPAA and raises real privacy & equity risks. Originally on @techpolicypress.bsky.social.

Read more here: bit.ly/3NSXXj0

#GenAI #ChildSafety #TechPolicyPress #RedTeaming #EduTech

🚩 Red Teaming Generative AI in Classrooms & Beyond

Members #JenWeedon, @theodoraskeadas.bsky.social, & @sarah3amos.bsky.social show how red teaming can uncover risks in “technically safe” AI systems before they reach students. Originally published in @techpolicypress.bsky.social.

🔗 bit.ly/3MbgLJJ

Emerging Ideas in Responsible AI - Safety Pretraining: Toward the Next Generation of Safe AI, Making LLMs natively safer

How do we build safer LLMs from the start - not just after training?

II member #AdityaJain shows why safety efforts must start in pre-training. If large language models (LLMs) learn harmful behaviors early, post-training fixes like SFT and RLHF can be insufficient.

Read more here 🔗 bit.ly/4sUtPn8

Introduction to Generative AI, Second Edition - Numa Dhamani and Maggie Engler Get up to speed quickly with generative AI! AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini, automated coding tools like Cursor and Copilot, and countless LLM-powered agents have become a part of daily life. They’v...

▶️ Check out the 2nd edition of II members Maggie Engler & @numa.bsky.social 's book "Introduction to GenAI: Reliable, Responsible & Real-world Applications"

It features chapters on prompt engineering & AI agents, plus a practical guide to how GenAI works and how to manage its risks. bit.ly/4qtICnf

Congrats to II member @mattmotyl.bsky.social on launching Show Me the Data! 🎉

'Show Me the Data' is a must-read resource for data transparency and platform accountability, especially as new requirements like DSA Section 40 take effect.

bit.ly/45dv0El

Missed our event on Navigating Youth Safety in AI Applications? You can now watch the full convo on YouTube!

Alison Lee, @vaishnavi.bsky.social, & Ariel C. discussed how tech companies can better protect young users - covering red-teaming, AI chat risks, & safety by design.

🔗 lnkd.in/ehF3ZsFg

Hidden Influences - Luca Belli You don’t choose what you see on the internet. Algorithms choose for you. We spend 12 billion hours a day browsing the internet. And in the background, sophisticated recommender systems silently deci...

We’re excited for the release of II member @lucab.phd ’s upcoming book, "Hidden Influences: How Algorithmic Recommenders Shape Our Lives."

It's a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how recommender systems work and how they can be improved.

bit.ly/3NgQZnG

Thanks to the @socialcohesiontech.bsky.social and our fellow contributors for their work on this project: Search for Common Ground, marshall.usc.edu, Techsocietal, @prosocialdesign.bsky.social, Build Up ^, and GoodBot.

We’re thrilled to have contributed to Lena Slachmuijlder's report on Pro-Social Tech Design Regulation.

This guide is a critical resource that offers practical steps for reducing systemic online harms and building safer, more responsible digital spaces.

🔗 Read the full report here bit.ly/3N9IqLr

Incredible work! Thank you for doing this.

One thing that stuck out to me was how often I heard "It's so nice to know I'm not alone in this."

Working in online safety can feel isolating, and there aren't enough spaces where builders can come together and reach for the limits of what's possible, together. This is what OSS is all about!

👏 We'd like to acknowledge the contributions from our members, partners, & staff: Yee Carter, Sarah Amos, gabefreeman.bsky.social, vaishnavi.bsky.social‬, Olivia Conti, Luca Belli, hypatia.bsky.social, Lena Slachmuijlder, Spencer Gurley, Sofia Bonilla, @jeffallen.bsky.social, iyerland.bsky.social

Honored @ofcom.bsky.social cited our submission w/ @socialcohesiontech.bsky.social & @marshall.usc.edu in “Guidance on a Safer Life Online for Women and Girls.”

Proud to help highlight online risks and support initiatives that make the internet safer for women, girls, and all users.

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Considering Trust and Safety's Past, Present, and Future | TechPolicy.Press Dean Jackson discusses the field's future with law professors Danielle Keats Citron and Ari Ezra Waldman and Jeff Allen from the Integrity Institute.

Our co-founder & CRO @jeffallen.bsky.social joined @techpolicypress.bsky.social to break down Trust & Safety’s past, present, and future.

The conversation explores how the field has evolved and what the future will require from platforms.

Listen here: bit.ly/48ycWXq

Our research team - @jeffallen.bsky.social and Spencer Gurley - attended this thoughtful multistakeholder exchange on one of the most important regulations of our time.

We're grateful to @cdteu.org and all the participants for fostering such a productive conversation. 🤝🌐

🎊 Our new Partnerships Brochure is live! It outlines ways we can work together to strengthen online integrity, advance research, and support ethical tech leadership.

If this mission resonates, reach out — and share with others building a healthier digital world.

👉 Link here bit.ly/47PPEvV

‼️ Tune in Tomorrow!