Everyone has heard that there are serious problems with optimizing for engagement. But what are the alternatives? New paper: we gathered folks from eight platforms for an off-the-record chat to share best practices -- and document them from public sources. arxiv.org/abs/2402.06831

This. This is why endless discussions of content moderation and platform "harms" will not be sufficient. Without a positive vision for what a platform *should* do, it will always end up doing the wrong thing. integrityinstitute.org/blog/why-is-in…

"Violating content classifiers are always backwards looking, only trained on the harms that have already existed long enough for the platform to detect them, label them as violating, and retrain the classifier" integrityinstitute.org/blog/why-is-in… #ethics #socialmedia #contentmoderation #tech

An important new poll out from Bipartisan Policy Center, @Integrity_Inst, and States United Democracy Center conducted by Morning Consult looking at where Americans turn for election-related information. bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/who-…

In the newser this week, a look at where Americans get their voting information from the folks at Bipartisan Policy Center States United Democracy Center and @Integrity_Inst. That, plus so much for election news and information: electionline.org/electionline-w…

Exciting news: @Youtube's Jess Hemerly will join our online panel event with @Integrity_Inst on tech transparency this week, bringing insights from over a decade's experience in transparency reporting at Google & YouTube. Register your spot now: lu.ma/transparency

While browsing the internet and using social apps, we all deserve to be *SAFE BY DEFAULT*. It would take *5 tectonic changes* to improve the health of our digital spaces. Number 1 should be adopted ASAP in order saveguard the upcoming #EUelections2024. 👇 panoptykon.org/safe-by-defaul…

2. Optimising for values other than “engagement” Platforms algorithms should prioritise relevance and credibility of the recommended content, e.g.: 👉legitimate, credible, transparent sources 👉content appreciated by diverse users #RecSys #VLOPs

Such an amazing panel, and useful live thread. Thanks @Integrity_Inst ! We'll be following up with a live recording and summary document shortly. Check out the The Action Coalition on Meaningful Transparency Transparency Initiatives Panel and the Integrity Institute's report below portal.meaningfultransparency.tech

It was a pleasure to formally launch the Transparency Initiatives Portal last week alongside the @Integrity_Inst's excellent new overview resource for online social platform transparency. If you missed the event, you can watch a recording here: meaningfultransparency.tech/post/transpare…

Limited Free Tix: bit.ly/BROKENCODE A conversation among 3 former Facebook workers and the Author about what they've seen and why it matters. Plz RT Roger McNamee @Integrity_Inst Elise Liu Jeff Allen Oversight Board Antigone Davis Digital Trust & Safety Partnership Data & Society

2024 is the biggest election year in history. EP elections will take place in 5 weeks. How can #DSA get platforms to fight disinfo and deep fakes? Rich exchanges between Renate Nikolay [email protected] Jeff Allen Brandon Silverman and David Evan Harris linkedin.com/in/davidevanharris, with full house on site #Bxl2Bay

Excellent analysis on how platforms can meaningfully protect elections from disinformation by former Meta staff Jeff Allen and Matt Motyl from @Integrity_Inst. techpolicy.press/we-worked-on-e…

IST’s Chief Strategy Officer Megan Stifel 💜🇺🇸🇺🇦 has joined @Integrity_Inst as a board member! @Integrity_Inst focuses on a critical element of digital sustainability: advancing the theory and practice of protecting the social internet. Congratulations Megan! integrityinstitute.org

Last week, we found 67 Facebook Pages, with a collective following of >9M people, with names like We Are America and American Story. All 67 were run by foreigners — many from Macedonia — posing as Americans to farm clicks. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? 1/ forbes.com/sites/emilybak…

🗳️ Countries representing nearly half of the world’s population will hold elections this year. But how can we combat disinformation to maintain electoral integrity and restore democracy? Register for #TC2024 to hear experts share their thoughts. ⤵️ bit.ly/3yC3K53

Are you a Trust & Safety researcher, academic, or professional attending Stanford Internet Observatory’s Trust and Safety Research Conference? Join IST and @Integrity_Inst for a happy hour this Thursday, September 26, from 7-9pm at Barebottle Brewing in Menlo Park. We hope to see you there!

IST also co-hosted a happy hour with @Integrity_Inst on the sidelines of the conference, bringing together T&S practitioners for a fun night of sharing takeaways from the conference and discussing our ongoing projects. Thanks to all who joined us!

👀🔎 Last week Big Tech companies published their first reports of how they assess the systemic risks of their platforms to users under the EU’s Digital Services Act. Here’s what we’ve found so far: 🧵