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Google Fires Engineer Who Claims Its A.I. Is Conscious
New York Times | July 23, 2022
Company listed: Google
Google fired one of its engineers, Blake Lemoine, on Friday, more than a month after he raised ethical concerns about how the company was testing an artificial intelligence chatbot that he believes has achieved consciousness.
A Google spokesman, Chris Pappas, said Mr. Lemoine, a senior software engineer in its Responsible A.I. organization, “chose to persistently violate clear employment and data security policies that include the need to safeguard product information.
TikTokers are using calamine lotion as makeup primer. Doctors say: Bad idea
Washington Post | July 24, 2022
Company Listed: TikTok
Women around the world are smearing calamine lotion all over their faces before applying makeup — a “beauty hack” that’s gone viral on TikTok that they say helps dry out oily skin, repair acne scars and keep their makeup in place for hours on end.
Some are using a sponge or a makeup brush to dab on the over-the-counter product commonly used to soothe rashes and other skin conditions that cause itching, such as chickenpox. Others wasted no time, pouring the pink lotion directly onto their face and rubbing it in with their bare hands before applying foundation and other makeup right on top of the thin crust.
For creators, community is the new follower count
Washington Post | July 24, 2022
Company Listed: Social Media
Kate Glavan and Emma Roepke, both 23, are best friends and New York City content creators, known for skewering the wellness industry on their Instagram meme page and popular podcast, “Sea Moss Girlies.”
In April 2021, the pair’s followers encountered an invitation to a new medium: “Join Geneva and meet other Sea Moss Girlies.” Within minutes, fans flooded in.
Cotswold District Council members face 'unacceptable' abuse
BBC | July 25, 2022
Company Listed: Social media
Cotswold District Council unanimously agreed to denounce such behavior, which members said was spreading from social media into real life.
A recent Local Government Association (LGA) poll found that seven out of ten councilors across England and Wales experienced abuse over the last year.
T&S Policies & Regulations
Regulatory news and policy decisions impacting the T&S ecosystem.
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China vows privacy, information protection in using digital yuan
Reuters | July 25, 2022
Company Listed: Social Media
China will fully respect privacy and protect personal information in using the digital yuan, state media quoted a senior central bank official as saying on Sunday, as Beijing encourages greater adoption of e-CNY.
Limited anonymity is a key feature of the digital yuan, Mu Changchun, director-general of the central bank's Digital Currency Research Institute said, noting it ensures reasonable anonymous transactions.
South Carolina bill outlaws websites that tell how to get an abortion
Washington Post | July 25, 2022
Company Listed: Social Media
Shortly after the Supreme Court ruling that overturned the right to abortion in June, South Carolina state senators introduced legislation that would make it illegal to “aid, abet or conspire with someone” to obtain an abortion.
The bill aims to block more than abortion: Provisions would outlaw providing information over the internet or phone about how to obtain an abortion. It would also make it illegal to host a website or “[provide] an internet service” with information that is “reasonably likely to be used for an abortion” and directed at pregnant people in the state.
100,000 happy pictures: a new tool in the cyber ‘arms race’ against child sexual abusers
The Guardian | July 25, 2022
Company Listed: Social Media
Leading Senior Constable Dr Janis Dalins is looking for 100,000 happy images of children – a toddler in a sandpit, a nine-year-old winning an award at school, a sullen teenager unwrapping a present at Christmas and pretending not to care.
The search for these safe, happy pictures is the goal of a new campaign to crowdsource a database of ethically obtained images that Dalins hopes will help build better investigative tools to use in the fight against what some have called a “tsunami” of child sexual assault material online.
T&S Good News
Some of the good news in the T&S industry that leaders want to know
Social media companies promise to reduce harmful content in New Zealand
The Guardian | July 25, 2022
Company Listed: Meta, Google, TikTok, Amazon, Twitter
Global social media companies including TikTok, Twitter and Meta have signed a “world first” code of conduct that commits them to reducing the spread of harmful content in New Zealand, but some user-advocacy groups fear the code lacks any real bite.
Facebook and Instagram operator Meta, Google, TikTok, Amazon and Twitter have voluntarily signed the code of practice for online safety and harms, requiring them to reduce harmful content on their platforms, introduce a robust public complaints system and provide yearly reports on safety standards.
T&S Careers & Jobs
T&S jobs posted recently, often within the last 24 hours, looking for top talent.
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Ad Policy Specialist, Trust & Safety
SmartNews | United States
Posted: July 25, 2022
Experience in designing Internet Advertising Policies (listing criteria and review criteria).
Experience in designing guideline and operational playbook.
Experience in Ad Quality Assurance or contents moderation.
Experience in building training program and driver to operators.
Experience in managing quality control program.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Senior Product Director, Trust & Safety
Indeed | United States
Posted: July 25, 2022
8+ years of product management experience with a proven track record of successfully launching products.
Experience hiring and coaching teams of 5+ direct reports (with experience managing managers).
Experience growing and managing geographically distributed teams.
Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize, communicate priorities and corresponding product roadmap across functions and teams.
Frontend Engineer, Trust & Safety
Patreon | San Francisco, CA
Posted: July 24, 2022
Demonstrated frontend engineering experience on larger, cross-functional projects.
Experience in React, or a willingness to learn.
Trust and Safety as a domain.
Modern machine-learning approaches to adversarial problems.
Technologies we use and teach: React, Python, AWS, MySQL.
Senior Frontend Engineer, Trust & Safety
Patreon | New York, NY
Posted: July 25, 202
Demonstrated frontend engineering experience on larger, cross-functional projects.
Experience in React, or a willingness to learn.
Trust and Safety as a domain.
Modern machine-learning approaches to adversarial problems.
Technologies we use and teach: React, Python, AWS, MySQL.
Trust & Safety Content Moderator
Vaco Staffing | Walnut Creek, CA
Posted: July 25, 2022
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrable capacity for critical thinking, analysis, and attention to detail.
Strong work ethic in both an individual and collaborative environment.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced workplace.
Professional working proficiency in English.
T&S FAQs
What is T&S?
Great question (and one the industry hasn’t fully agreed upon). Think of Trust & Safety as the organization that protects social media and Big Tech companies and users from online abuse. As long as users are able to generate content online, time has told us that a minority of these users will create content that is offensive, scandalous, fraudulent, disingenuous, misinformative, hateful, spiteful, and harmful. T&S fights this with flexible policies, resilient operations, and informed detections.
Is T&S interesting?
That depends. If you enjoy stopping bad actors and keeping good people safe, then you’ll love T&S. It requires understanding new technologies and staying on top of breaking issues across society and the world. It also pays Big Tech salaries (no coding skills required).
How do you get into T&S?
That’s the tricky part. The short answer is: not easily. Most T&S orgs are part of Big Tech and (as a result) pay extremely well, so jobs are highly competitive. If you don’t know someone in the industry who can help refer you in, then you can learn more about T&S policies, current events, issues, regulations, and jobs at trustsafetyinstitute.com to improve your hiring chances and start doing meaningful work that helps people.