There's an important micro-generation of millennials born between 1987-1992 who both grew up with and without the internet and finished high school right as the social media wave crested.

Hot off the press! I've written an article talking about how trauma is such an important topic when navigating community, collaboration, and leadership khionu.net/blog/trauma-in…

Found something concerning on Discord? Thanks for reaching out, I care a ton about making sure you and your communities are safe! While this can't be an escalation point, sending in a ticket or responding to an existing ticket will get you help ASAP: dis.gd/report

Recently, I had an awesome time talking to Amy @[email protected] Bruckman's Design of Online Communities class. Issues of community & platform governance have never been more important. Exciting to talk about some of Discord's efforts in the space, muse on Oldenburg's third place theory, and more!

RT for left wumpus fave for right wumpus #discordpax

Deplatforming/banning should be a tool of last resort used after clear violations of transparent rules. It can make a difference. For example, "online #misinformation about election fraud plunged 73%" after Trump ban (washingtonpost.com/technology/202…) And faculty.cc.gatech.edu/~dyang888/docs…

We are deeply committed to ensuring Discord is a safe place, and part of that is a commitment to transparency. Today we're sharing the latest in our now-quarterly series of Transparency Reports: In-depth looks at what we're doing to safeguard communities. dis.gd/transparency-q…

Thank you Microsoft

Already a really impactful paper, it has remarkable relevancy (almost a blueprint of sorts) to the attrition that is likely coming for this platform.

One of the most impactful conferences on safety and integrity issues in recent memory, deeply exciting collaborations taking place at all levels b/w academia, civil society, and platforms at all stages.

Really excited and proud of the work done to keep teens safe and parents empowered on Instagram!

Happening tomorrow (Wednesday)! Get access to new teaching materials, and hear from Trust and Safety Teaching Consortium members Mariana Olaizola, Inbal Goldberger, Ina Kamenova, Alex Leavitt, PhD (they/them), Devika Malik, Michael R. Swenson, Amar Ashar, Tabea Wilke | @[email protected], and more!

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but Apple Maps is better than Google Maps now.

This post about algorithmic ranking by tom cunningham is phenomenally useful. It breaks down considerations lucidly and usefully, and provides a great glossary of terms for people working on the topic in law and policy. tecunningham.github.io/posts/2023-04-…

This was such a major effort by the sole moderator (!!) who carried this out, it was a 'swell with pride' online community moment to see this project play out the way it did.

You might even say this that planning for trust and safety is an ... INTEGRAL part of any social product or space.

We spent a totally unnecessary amount of time building this website and I’m so excited to share it: software.inc

My heart goes out to my former Discord colleagues who are affected by today's layoffs. I've been through it too! Let me know if I can provide guidance, support, or leads!