Stanford Internet Observatory
@stanfordio.bsky.social
The Stanford Internet Observatory is a cross-disciplinary program studying the abuse of the Internet and providing thoughtful policy and technical solutions.
NEW REPORT:
The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Online Child Safety Ecosystem: Perspectives from Platforms, NCMEC, and Law Enforcement on the CyberTipline and How to Improve It
The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Online Child Safety Ecosystem: Perspectives from Platforms, NCMEC, and Law Enforcement on the CyberTipline and How to Improve It
How to Fix the Online Child Exploitation Reporting System
A new Stanford Internet Observatory report examines how to improve the CyberTipline pipeline from dozens of interviews with tech companies, law enforcement and the nonprofit that runs the U.S. online ...
cyber.fsi.stanford.edu
April 22, 2024 at 5:15 PM
NEW REPORT:
The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Online Child Safety Ecosystem: Perspectives from Platforms, NCMEC, and Law Enforcement on the CyberTipline and How to Improve It
The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Online Child Safety Ecosystem: Perspectives from Platforms, NCMEC, and Law Enforcement on the CyberTipline and How to Improve It
What can policymakers do to address AI-generated child abuse images? @riana.bsky.social authored a new must-read @lawfare.bsky.social white paper.
Addressing Computer-Generated Child Sex Abuse Imagery: Legal Framework and Policy Implications
Computer-generated child sex abuse imagery poses significant challenges to law enforcement,
including constitutional limits on criminal prosecutions.
www.lawfaremedia.org
February 5, 2024 at 4:47 PM
What can policymakers do to address AI-generated child abuse images? @riana.bsky.social authored a new must-read @lawfare.bsky.social white paper.
A new investigation by SIO Chief Technologist David Thiel (@det.bsky.social) found more than 1,000 instances of externally validated child sexual abuse material in a dataset used to train popular AI image generation models.
Investigation Finds AI Image Generation Models Trained on Child
A new report identifies hundreds of instances of exploitative images of children in a public dataset used for AI text-to-image generation models.
cyber.fsi.stanford.edu
December 20, 2023 at 3:50 PM
A new investigation by SIO Chief Technologist David Thiel (@det.bsky.social) found more than 1,000 instances of externally validated child sexual abuse material in a dataset used to train popular AI image generation models.
We are excited to launch a grant funding program for researchers studying trust and safety issues outside of the North American or Western European context.
Have an idea? Applications are due January 30, 2024.
Have an idea? Applications are due January 30, 2024.
Call for Proposals: Expanding Online Trust & Safety Research
A new research initiative offers funding to researchers studying trust and safety in the majority world. Applications due January 30, 2024
cyber.fsi.stanford.edu
November 6, 2023 at 7:48 PM
We are excited to launch a grant funding program for researchers studying trust and safety issues outside of the North American or Western European context.
Have an idea? Applications are due January 30, 2024.
Have an idea? Applications are due January 30, 2024.
Thanks to all who made the second annual Trust and Safety Research Conference a huge success!
🎟️ SOLD OUT with nearly 500 attendees
🔬 27 sessions spanning research on AI, content moderation, and mental health
📕 10 new Journal of Online Trust and Safety articles
🍻 Great food, drink, and community
🎟️ SOLD OUT with nearly 500 attendees
🔬 27 sessions spanning research on AI, content moderation, and mental health
📕 10 new Journal of Online Trust and Safety articles
🍻 Great food, drink, and community
Trust & Safety Research Conference showcases leading research in
The sold-out conference united and inspired researchers examining how we can build confidence and reduce harm in our online ecosystems.
cyber.fsi.stanford.edu
October 27, 2023 at 6:11 PM
Thanks to all who made the second annual Trust and Safety Research Conference a huge success!
🎟️ SOLD OUT with nearly 500 attendees
🔬 27 sessions spanning research on AI, content moderation, and mental health
📕 10 new Journal of Online Trust and Safety articles
🍻 Great food, drink, and community
🎟️ SOLD OUT with nearly 500 attendees
🔬 27 sessions spanning research on AI, content moderation, and mental health
📕 10 new Journal of Online Trust and Safety articles
🍻 Great food, drink, and community
Billions of people use encryption to protect their online data, payments, and communications.
Riana Pfefferkorn and ISOC's Callum Voge argue that online safety regulations can protect people without targeting encryption.
@riana.bsky.social
@internetsociety.bsky.social
Riana Pfefferkorn and ISOC's Callum Voge argue that online safety regulations can protect people without targeting encryption.
@riana.bsky.social
@internetsociety.bsky.social
Curbing Government Internet Surveillance | by Riana Pfefferkorn & Callum Voge - Project Syndicate
Riana Pfefferkorn & Callum Voge show how sustained public pressure can stop authorities from gaining access to or using encrypted data.
www.project-syndicate.org
October 19, 2023 at 4:53 PM
Billions of people use encryption to protect their online data, payments, and communications.
Riana Pfefferkorn and ISOC's Callum Voge argue that online safety regulations can protect people without targeting encryption.
@riana.bsky.social
@internetsociety.bsky.social
Riana Pfefferkorn and ISOC's Callum Voge argue that online safety regulations can protect people without targeting encryption.
@riana.bsky.social
@internetsociety.bsky.social
Happening now! 🖥️
October 19, 2023 at 3:22 PM
Happening now! 🖥️
You're on Bluesky, so you know social media is increasingly decentralized.
With opportunity and growth, unfortunately, comes abuse. Our new primer offers tips for addressing unique safety challenges in decentralized spaces.
By @stamos.org & @sarashah19.bsky.social 🔬📕
With opportunity and growth, unfortunately, comes abuse. Our new primer offers tips for addressing unique safety challenges in decentralized spaces.
By @stamos.org & @sarashah19.bsky.social 🔬📕
Common Abuses on Mastodon: A Primer
Decentralized social networks may be the new model for social media, but their lack of a central moderation function make it more difficult to combat online abuse.
cyber.fsi.stanford.edu
October 18, 2023 at 7:40 PM
You're on Bluesky, so you know social media is increasingly decentralized.
With opportunity and growth, unfortunately, comes abuse. Our new primer offers tips for addressing unique safety challenges in decentralized spaces.
By @stamos.org & @sarashah19.bsky.social 🔬📕
With opportunity and growth, unfortunately, comes abuse. Our new primer offers tips for addressing unique safety challenges in decentralized spaces.
By @stamos.org & @sarashah19.bsky.social 🔬📕
A new issue of the Journal of Online Trust and Safety is hot off the cloud servers with research on privacy, deepfakes, crowdsourced fact checking, and what influences online searches. 📕 🔬 🌐
Identifying Search Directives on Social Media
| Journal of Online Trust and Safety
Journal of Online Trust and Safety
tsjournal.org
September 25, 2023 at 5:10 PM
A new issue of the Journal of Online Trust and Safety is hot off the cloud servers with research on privacy, deepfakes, crowdsourced fact checking, and what influences online searches. 📕 🔬 🌐
Shelby Grossman joined the Tech Policy Press podcast to discuss research finding that current AI tools can generate persuasive propaganda articles.
@shelbygrossman.bsky.social / @techpolicypress.bsky.social
@shelbygrossman.bsky.social / @techpolicypress.bsky.social
Assessing the Problem of Disinformation
Rebecca Rand & Shelby Grossman on AI propaganda; Justin Hendrix, Kirsty Park & Stephan Mündges on the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation.
techpolicy.press
September 11, 2023 at 6:38 PM
Shelby Grossman joined the Tech Policy Press podcast to discuss research finding that current AI tools can generate persuasive propaganda articles.
@shelbygrossman.bsky.social / @techpolicypress.bsky.social
@shelbygrossman.bsky.social / @techpolicypress.bsky.social
Alex Stamos (@stamos.bsky.social) tells the New York Times it is possible for Apple to do more in the fight against child sexual exploitation while balancing privacy and safety.
In Monitoring Child Sex Abuse, Apple Is Caught Between Safety and Privacy
An advocacy group is starting a $2 million campaign calling for the company to better police materials on its products and services.
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2023 at 6:03 PM
Alex Stamos (@stamos.bsky.social) tells the New York Times it is possible for Apple to do more in the fight against child sexual exploitation while balancing privacy and safety.
YouTube rabbit holes are rare, but SIO scholar Ronald Robertson finds the platform can still help alternative and extremist channels build audiences.
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August 31, 2023 at 1:55 PM
YouTube rabbit holes are rare, but SIO scholar Ronald Robertson finds the platform can still help alternative and extremist channels build audiences.
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A new report about child safety and decentralized social media. It's mostly about the Fediverse (see https://hachyderm.io/@det/110769470058276368 for discussion), but some of it applies to the Bluesky / ATproto ecosystem as well.
Addressing Child Exploitation on Federated Social Media
New report finds an increasingly decentralized social media landscape offers users more choice, but poses technical challenges for addressing child exploitation and other online abuse.
cyber.fsi.stanford.edu
July 24, 2023 at 2:38 PM
A new report about child safety and decentralized social media. It's mostly about the Fediverse (see https://hachyderm.io/@det/110769470058276368 for discussion), but some of it applies to the Bluesky / ATproto ecosystem as well.