Conference Dates & Time
The Trust & Safety Research Conference will be held at Stanford University from September 26-27, 2024. A detailed time schedule will be shared shortly.
Conference Agenda
The following is a tentative agenda and is subject to change. Please note:
- Research Presentations are 10-minutes each, followed by Q&A
- Lightning talks are 5-minutes each, followed by Q&A at the end
- Panels are 60 minutes each, featuring a discussion between 3-4 panelists and a moderator
- Workshops are 60-90 minute sessions.
Click here to download and view the current agenda. Note: Session times and topics are subject to change.
Opening Remarks
Jeffrey T. Hancock, Harry and Norman Chandler Professor of Communication, Stanford University; Faculty Director, Stanford Internet Observatory and Social Media Lab
Plenary: Fireside Chat
Camille François, Associate Professor of Practice of International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University in conversation with Evelyn Douek, Assistant Professor, Stanford Law School
2024 Conference Proceedings of the Journal of Online Trust & Safety
Research Presentations feature ten-minute presentations with time for questions.
Lightning Talks: Future of Search
A special lightning talk session with a panel discussion that looks at the Trust & Safety issues unique to search products and novel ways their harms can be reduced.
AI for Content Moderation
Lightning talks feature five-minute, rapid fire presentations with time for questions.
AI, Security, and Online Behavior
Research Presentations feature ten-minute presentations with time for questions.
Academic Research Programs from YouTube and Google
The workshop will also feature a discussion centered on end-to-end data needs (e.g., what are the types of data researchers are most interested in, what formats do they need that data in, what additional information do academics need in the form of documentation to make sense of raw data).
Lunch
Lunch Plenary: Fireside Chat
Frank H. McCourt, Jr., Executive Chairman of McCourt Global and Founder of Project Liberty, in conversation with Nathaniel Persily, James B. McClatchy Professor of Law; Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies; Co-Director, Cyber Policy Center
Decentralized Platforms and Trust & Safety
Moderated by Mike Masnick, Copia Institute/Techdirt Evan Prodromou, W3C Aaron Rodericks, Bluesky Samantha Lai, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Liz Arcamona, Threads
Regulation
Lightning talks feature five-minute, rapid fire presentations with time for questions.
Stronger Together: The Case for Open Source T&S Soware
Over the past few years, Trust & Safety teams worldwide have learned hard lessons that can now inform new efforts to develop a proper, purpose-built technology stack for Trust and Safety. The tools available today are designed and built for the internet of the 2010s but the online landscape has changed dramatically, bringing novel user behaviors and harm patterns. This space is now ripe for innovation and investment, with a clear opportunity to build and provide essential open “bricks” of this tooling stack. Join the T&S Tooling Consortium to learn how academics, researchers, and professionals can benefit from open source software and contribute to the movement.
Media Literacy
Lightning talks feature five-minute, rapid fire presentations with time for questions.
Session 1: Mental Health & Wellbeing / Session 2: Data Access
Lightning talks feature five-minute, rapid fire presentations with time for questions. This session has two parts: (1) Mental Health & Wellbeing and (2) Data Access
Understanding Algorithms and Online Environments
Lightning talks feature five-minute, rapid fire presentations with time for questions.
Happy Hour and Poster Session
During happy hour, poster presenters will be on hand to discuss their research.
Moderated Content Live!
A live recording of the Stanford Law School and Cyber Policy Centerʼs Moderated Content, a podcast about content moderation, with Evelyn Douek and Alex Stamos. The recording will feature special guests engaging in wonky conversation about the regulation of what you see, hear and do online.
Opening Remarks
Keynote
Arvind Narayanan, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University
Abuse Mitigation in Interoperable End-to-End Encrypted Messaging
Moderated by Alissa Cooper, Knight-Georgetown Institute Julia Len, MIT Jenny Blessing, University of Cambridge Dick Brouwer, WhatsApp Tessa Brown, Germ Network
Building Trust & Safety
Lightning talks feature five-minute, rapid fire presentations with time for questions.
Research with the Meta Content Library & API
This session will introduce Trust and Safety researchers to the Meta Content Library and demonstrate new data fields and functionalities available within the latest version of Meta Content Libraryʼs user interface (UI) and API. The hands-on demonstration will deploy research use cases to demonstrate how the data from the API and the UI can be used to shed light on questions relevant to trust and safety researchers. We will also provide an overview for how individuals and research teams can apply for access to these tools, as well as provide an opportunity for attendees to share feedback with us about our products and services.
Polarization and Elections
Lightning talks feature five-minute, rapid fire presentations with time for questions.
Digital Threats
Lightning talks feature five-minute, rapid fire presentations with time for questions.
Using AI to generate harmful content
Lightning talks feature five-minute, rapid fire presentations with time for questions.
Lunch
Attendees are welcome to enjoy their lunch in the gardens or bring their lunch to the breakout.
Conceptualizing Trust & Safety: Interactions between Core Functions & Research
Moderated by Rebecca Umbach, Google Katie Harbath, Duco Experts Angela McKay, Google Savannah Badalich, Discord Brian Fishman, Cinder
Child Safety
Research Presentations feature ten-minute presentations with time for questions.
Teaching Trust & Safety
This session will allow participants to share information about courses they teach related to trust and safety and hear from instructors around the country about innovations in teaching in this field.