In the first GDI Podcast of our Trust & Safety Month 2023, we are delighted to be joined by Liam Gibson, Founder of FateDate.

Liam joins GDI's Senior Reporter Sean Nolan to discuss how dating app dangers motivated him to create a platform where singles can go on safer IRL dates.

He also explains how the FateDate platform minimises dating awkwardness, introducing innovative features to handle the second date and avoid drama over who picks up the bill.

FateDate - Creating Safer IRL Dates

As part of our Trust & Safety Month 2023, we are delighted to be joined on The GDI Podcast by Adnan Al-Khatib, Principal Product Manager - Moderation at Stream.

Adnan joins GDI's Senior Reporter Sean Nolan to discuss how dating apps can ensure users have positive experiences through the use of next generation moderation tools.

He also explains how generative AI systems can pose risks to online dating, and how understanding the intent behind content could help address this.

Safety in dating is paramount, so choosing an in-app messaging solution for your dating app focused on safety and security allows your users to connect and build relationships in a low-stakes environment. Unlock Stream's enterprise-grade APIs and SDKs with powerful auto moderation tools to empower your users to feel safe – they can mute, block, and report unwanted interactions, and you can swiftly identify and remove trolls through the moderation dashboard when needed. Trust Stream to keep your app safe – try it today.

Stream - How to Find and Resolve Harmful Content

As part of our Trust & Safety Month 2023, we are delighted to be joined on The GDI Podcast by David Wolfe, Chief Executive Officer, and Neil Davis, Chief Business Officer at RealMe.

They join GDI's Senior Reporter Sean Nolan to discuss how improving safety measures will extend the longevity of online dating businesses. 

They also explain how a combination of different safety solutions can create a 'safety blanket' that will provide comprehensive and accessible protection to users.

RealMe - Creating Online Dating's Safety Blanket

As part of our Trust & Safety Month 2023, we are delighted to be joined on The GDI Podcast by Kaushik Banerjee, Co-Founder & CEO and Anirban Banerjee, Co-Founder & CMO, at flutrr.

They join GDI's Senior Reporter Sean Nolan to discuss how flutrr is empowering young singles in India's rural areas to date with confidence and become included in the online dating world.

They also explain how flutrr has listened to feedback from female users to create innovative safety features that protect their privacy and reduce the online harassment they may face.

flutrr - Multilingual Inclusivity & Protecting Women

The trust and safety conversation tends to focus on the huge platforms, and the millions of smaller websites (some still quite big!) get ignored. But those websites have trust and safety needs too, and they use a lot of different tools to meet them. Most of these tools are proprietary, but there's a growing push to build more open source tooling for the purpose, which was discussed by Derek Slater in a recent Atlantic Council report. This week, Derek joins us on the podcast to talk about the problems that open source trust and safety tools can solve.

The Techdirt Podcast

Open Sourcing The Trust & Safety Toolkit

Identity verification should be the cornerstone of all trust & safety efforts. In this episode of the Platform Podcast, PEAK IDV Founder and digital identity evangelist Steve Craig dives deep into the world of identity verification - from the early days through to the latest technology available - and everything in between. He explores identity verification solutions for marketplaces and digital platforms, including when and how to choose the right solutions based on the most commonly leveraged signals - document, data and device.

Understanding Identity Verification is the Cornerstone of Trust & Safety with Steve Craig

As you hopefully know by now, earlier this week we launched our new game, Trust & Safety Tycoon. It's a free, browser-based game (playable on desktop or mobile, though we recommend desktop for the best experience) that puts you in the shoes of the head of trust and safety at a rapidly growing social media platform, where you must face all the difficult decisions that entails. As we did for our past games Moderator Mayhem and Startup Trail, Mike, myself, and our game design partner Randy Lubin of Leveraged Play sat down after the release to record a podcast episode all about the game, our design process, and the reaction from players so far.

Trust & Safety Tycoon

As you hopefully know, we recently launched (and then released a podcast about) our new game, Trust & Safety Tycoon, which we created in association with the Atlantic Council's Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web. This week, we've got two people from the Atlantic Council joining us on the podcast: Democracy & Tech Initiative Director Rose Jackson and DRFLab Senior Fellow and Managing Editor Andy Carvin. In the wake of current events in Israel, the conversation turned to a look at the unique challenges of trust and safety during times of global armed conflict.

Trust & Safety In Wartime

Trust & Safety as a discipline and profession is still relatively early in its development. And, when it comes to trust & safety, there are still no standards, norms or best practices to guide the industry. But, there is a fast-growing, collaborative community of professionals who have been on the frontlines long enough to bestow valuable experience and wisdom that are sure to help others navigate sometimes unclear trust & safety mandates. On this episode, Sittercity Director of Trust & Safety Chelsea Hower shares five lessons from nearly 10 years overseeing nearly all aspects of the trust & safety function at the first childcare platform. Listen as Chelsea imparts listeners with invaluable lessons that are sure to help trust & safety novices and veterans, alike!

Trust & Safety Success: Tips for Professionals with Chelsea Hower

Age verification is one of the hottest topics in trust & safety today. The need to protect children and minors from harmful content and prevent access to age-restricted goods and services is something nearly everyone agrees on. But how do you do that effectively and efficiently, especially when one size does not fit all? While state and federal regulations aim to solve the problem, the actual solutions are significantly more nuanced. Listen to this episode to hear from digital identity expert Garient Evans, SVP of Product Development at Enformion. Garient will explore why age verification matters, how platforms should think about it, and why there's a spectrum of solutions depending on the circumstances.

The Age Verification Conundrum

Once merely an afterthought, trust & safety has quickly evolved from a peripheral function to become one of the most critical and central functions in technology today - and for good reason. The trust & safety discipline has assumed the responsibility of keeping the internet safe, and trust & safety professionals are on the front line of this seemingly insurmountable task. On this episode, Sujata Mukherjee, Head of Global Research for Trust & Safety at Google, discusses the evolution of trust & safety as a function, discipline, profession, industry and ecosystem. She also talks about how trust & safety's importance fits into a platforms growth strategy and more!

Trust & Safety's Evolution and Impact

The Techdirt Podcast, hosted by Michael Masnick.

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