Michael R. Swenson
@michaelrswenson
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Integrity and Community leader, driving community projects @reddit, Prev. community, safety, and policy @integrity_institute @Meta @discord
San Francisco Bay Area
Joined June 2012
My heart goes out to my former Discord colleagues who are affected by today's layoffs. I've been through it too! Let me know if I can provide guidance, support, or leads!.
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RT @AriX: We spent a totally unnecessary amount of time building this website and I’m so excited to share it: https….
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RT @WeAreNew_Public: You might even say this that planning for trust and safety is an . INTEGRAL part of any social product or space.
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This was such a major effort by the sole moderator (!!) who carried this out, it was a 'swell with pride' online community moment to see this project play out the way it did.
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RT @daphnehk: This post about algorithmic ranking by @testingham is phenomenally useful. It breaks down considerations lucidly and usefull….
tecunningham.github.io
Tom Cunningham blog
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RT @GregoryMcFadden: I don’t know who needs to hear this, but Apple Maps is better than Google.Maps now.
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RT @journalsafetech: Happening tomorrow (Wednesday)! Get access to new teaching materials, and hear from Trust and Safety Teaching Consorti….
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Really excited and proud of the work done to keep teens safe and parents empowered on Instagram!.
Really proud of the tools @Meta has built for parents & teens to work together to create positive experiences on @Instagram. We're especially grateful for feedback from experts in helping us approach this thoughtfully. Check out this video to learn more.
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One of the most impactful conferences on safety and integrity issues in recent memory, deeply exciting collaborations taking place at all levels b/w academia, civil society, and platforms at all stages.
Two full days of sharing research, ideas and questions on online trust and safety with the best and brightest academics and tech industry mind at the JC’s Social Media Governance Initiative convening @syardi @mearest @avsudhir @linguangst @josephseering @RaviDataIyer
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Already a really impactful paper, it has remarkable relevancy (almost a blueprint of sorts) to the attrition that is likely coming for this platform.
Two years ago we published a paper about online community migration, and I think the findings and recommendations are relevant to what I'm seeing right now on Twitter. Especially the barriers and challenges to relocating (and maybe some solutions). 🧵
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RT @discord: We are deeply committed to ensuring Discord is a safe place, and part of that is a commitment to transparency. Today we're sha….
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RT @CaulfieldTim: Deplatforming/banning should be a tool of last resort used after clear violations of transparent rules. It can make a d….
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Recently, I had an awesome time talking to @asbruckman's Design of Online Communities class. Issues of community & platform governance have never been more important. Exciting to talk about some of Discord's efforts in the space, muse on Oldenburg's third place theory, and more!.
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Found something concerning on Discord? Thanks for reaching out, I care a ton about making sure you and your communities are safe! . While this can't be an escalation point, sending in a ticket or responding to an existing ticket will get you help ASAP: .
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RT @khiokitteh: Hot off the press! I've written an article talking about how trauma is such an important topic when navigating community, c….
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RT @svershbow: There's an important micro-generation of millennials born between 1987-1992 who both grew up with and without the internet a….
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