Three months after Australia's Social Media Minimum Age (#SMMA) restrictions took effect, the first wave of evidence is in, and it complicates the story we've all been telling ourselves about kids and compliance. 🔗 stanford.io/4bAkREO

The 2026 #TSRConf agenda is now live! Join us at Stanford on October 1–2, 2026 for conversations on platform accountability, #AI governance, online harms, transparency, #DigitalPolicy, and other key #TrustAndSafety issues. Explore the agenda ⤵️ 🔗 bit.ly/3SgzmXP

In a study of 93 students, ages 11 to 14, across California public, private, and home schools, the intervention produced measurable gains in building teens’ #MediaLiteracy skills, from identifying false headlines to fact-checking and evaluating source credibility.

#AgentsOfInfluence is an online video game designed to teach middle and high school students digital media literacy knowledge and critical thinking skills to improve their ability to recognize online #misinformation and deception.

As #misinformation has become a defining threat to public life, traditional #MediaLiteracy training has not kept pace with how young people today consume information. How can we capture young people’s attention and help them critically and skillfully navigate today’s information ecosystem?

The #TSRConf 2026 agenda is coming soon! Don’t miss the opportunity to join researchers and practitioners from across academia, industry, government, and civil society to tackle the most pressing questions and issues in #TrustAndSafety. Registration is open now. 🔗 stanford.io/3SgrmWl

As #TSRConf turns 5, we’re looking ahead to the major conversations shaping #TrustAndSafety in 2026.

#TSRConf is a community in the truest sense! For Kassadi Smith of the University of Central Florida, the conference is a valuable opportunity to connect with the broader #TrustAndSafety community. Early-bird pricing for TSRC 2026 ends TODAY! Register now ⤵️ 🔗 https://stanford.io/3SgrmWl

We are grateful for @safeonlinefund.bsky.social's support and to be part of a global network of grantees who are building a stronger ecosystem to end online child sexual exploitation and abuse. Learn more about the initiative and the full cohort of grantees ⤵️ 🔗 bit.ly/4frioP6

The Tech Impact and Policy Center is thrilled to have been selected as one of 30 @safeonlinefund.bsky.social grantees. Our project, Co-Designing a Child-Safe LLM, was chosen for its potential as an innovative model to address urgent child protection challenges in the digital age.

Early-bird registration for #TSRConf 2026 closes soon! Join us for interdisciplinary conversations on: ➤ AI governance ➤ platform accountability ➤ online harms ➤ and other key #TrustAndSafety issues Register by July 15 for reduced pricing! 🎟️ stanford.io/3SgrmWl

The Trust & Safety Research Conference is more than a conference. #TSRConf is a global space where people working across research, practice, policy, and journalism come together to learn from one another and broaden how we understand #TrustAndSafety across different regional contexts.

We are thrilled to announce Crystal Abidin as one of our keynote speakers for #TSRConf 2026! A professor of Internet Studies at Curtin University, Crystal is an anthropologist of vernacular internet cultures, focusing on internet celebrity and social media pop cultures in the Asia Pacific region.

We are thrilled to announce @dgrand.bsky.social as one of our keynote speakers for #TSRConf 2026! David is a professor at Cornell University, where his research draws on computational social science and cognitive science to understand how people form beliefs and decide what to share online.

Breaking down major categories of online risk and harm, the guidebook outlines a simple response framework and conversation starters to help parents address key #OnlineSafety issues with young people as they navigate the digital world. Learn more and download the guide ⤵️ 🔗 fosi.org/a-parents-gu...

Registration is now open for #TSRConf 2026! Join us at Stanford University for conversations on platform accountability, #AI governance, online harms, transparency, and digital policy. Sign up by July 15 for early-bird pricing! 🔗 stanford.io/3SgrmWl #TrustAndSafety #OnlineSafety

The Trust & Safety Research Conference brings together people working on some of the most important questions in online #TrustAndSafety. From emerging research to real-world platform #governance challenges, #TSRConf creates space for interdisciplinary exchange and practical conversation.

Authored by @flogsell.bsky.social, our new report offers a pioneering, in-depth exploration of the regulatory puzzle presented by #blockchain.

What would it look like to bring #governance to #blockchain — a technology deliberately engineered to resist the intermediaries and territorial anchors on which #regulation depends?

🚨 Less than one week left to submit your commentary! 🚨 #JOTS invites commentary submissions for the Conference Proceedings Issue—offering authors the opportunity to present their work at #TSRConf and share their research with a broad audience of #TrustAndSafety professionals and academics.

What makes #TSRConf valuable? For many attendees, it’s the chance to connect across disciplines, sectors, and perspectives. For Laura McLester, Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, it was the lightning talks presentations. #TrustAndSafety #OnlineSafety #TechPolicy

Could bad actors game #SocialProof metrics to induce the use of malign #software? New in #JOTS, a study by Lucas Shen, @soodoku.bsky.social, and @danweitzel.net draws on two field experiments on the largest developer platform, #GitHub, to examine the impact of social proof on developer adoption.

What does #TrustAndSafety look like in #XR? Out now in #JOTS, a new study by Dennis Redeker, Nikolas Pfannenschmidt, Manuel Baron Romero, Gabriel Durán, and Ana Sofia Villa Hernandez examines how Social #ExtendedReality platforms govern the unique risks presented by embodied, immersive interaction.

New in the Spring 2026 issue of #JOTS, a study by Victoria Zhong, Meghna Nair, Susan McGregor, Damon McCoy, and Rachel Greenstadt draws on interviews with 19 #YouTube #ContentCreators to identify #ContentModeration practices and needs for creators on the platform. 🔗 bit.ly/4dHj3v4

New in the Spring 2026 issue of #JOTS, a study by Kelly Barker, Katelin Neufeld, Jacques Marcoux, and Oleksandr Podprugin shares findings on how offenders exploit file hosts for child sexual abuse material and child sexual exploitation material (CSAM/CSEM) distribution purposes. #TrustAndSafety

Out now in the #JOTS Spring 2026 issue, a new study by Toby Shulruff and Amanda Menking draws on interviews with platform-side #TrustAndSafety (T&S) professionals to understand the stressors of T&S work, and T&S professionals’ motivations, skills, and strategies for managing wellbeing.

Thank you to everyone who submitted proposals for #TSRConf 2026! We are excited to review your #TrustAndSafety submissions and confirm presenters in the coming weeks and months. In the meantime, please mark your calendars to secure your spot for the conference when registration opens on June 10!

One week left to submit your proposal for #TSRConf 2026! Join leading researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and platform leaders shaping the future of online #TrustAndSafety and digital governance. 📩 Submit your proposal and be part of the conversation. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4agUJ0f

A new experimental study published in the Journal of Risk Research by @freiling.bsky.social of the University of Utah and TIP Center Postdoctoral Scholar Anja Stevic explores how people make decisions about sharing online, including the role emotions can play.

Is #SocialMedia good or bad for your wellbeing? A decade of research has produced conflicting answers. A new TIP Center study suggests one reason for the confusion: social media's effects on wellbeing may depend less on how much time you spend online & more on what you do & in what order you do it.