Trust, Safety, and Resilience featuring Bethany Smith

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Safety is Sexy

Matthew Soeth

33 episodes

1 week ago

Online safety can be messy and nuanced, but it doesn’t mean our conversations about it need to be that way as well.

Welcome to Safety is Sexy, a podcast that features content experts, technology experts, and researchers who are doing the work to create healthy online spaces. When it comes to improving online spaces, it takes all of us.

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Online safety can be messy and nuanced, but it doesn’t mean our conversations about it need to be that way as well.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trust, Safety, and Resilience featuring Bethany Smith

Safety is Sexy

29 minutes 47 seconds

10 months ago

Trust, Safety, and Resilience featuring Bethany Smith

This episode of Safety is Sexy features Bethany Smith. From her beginnings at Twitter as a tech policy fellow to managing trust and safety issues at various platforms, Bethany discusses the challenges and nuances of the field, including content moderation, community management, and policy enforcement. She recounts navigating high-pressure situations, such as the Christchurch incident, which underscored the importance of thoughtful messaging and flexibility in enforcement. Bethany also emphasizes the collaborative nature of trust and safety, the need for transparency in user communication, and the mental health challenges faced by moderators.

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