At a Glance
The Integrity Institute is a professional community and think tank dedicated to a social internet that helps people, societies, and democracies thrive.
Supporting Vulnerable Groups Online
We connect our community of integrity and trust & safety professionals to experts in problem areas such as TFGBV and child well being.
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This report outlines strategies for integrating safety into platform design, reducing reliance on reactive moderation, and ensuring that online spaces are built to prevent harm before it happens. By prioritizing structural changes, the report provides a roadmap for tech companies, policymakers, and civil society to create a safer digital environment for all users.
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We’ve briefed policy makers around the world on mitigating the risks to children using online platforms.
Election Integrity
Our community has established best practices for protecting elections on social internet platforms and studied the impact online platforms have on democracies.
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Our briefings collected expertise from over 30 profesionals with experience protecting election online at large and small platforms.
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Our research has studied the platform design features which lead to the amplification of misinformation online and quantified their impacts.
Regulating the Social Internet
We work with policy makers and regulators around the world to develop impactful and effective regulation that creates incentives for social internet companies to design more responsibly.
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We’ve created comprehensive reports about what should be included in platform risk assessments and transparency reports to create positive incentives for companies to build responsibly.
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We’ve prepared feedback to policy makers on proposed legislation, to help ensure it will be effective at improving the impact that the social internet has on people and societies.
Community
We help build the integrity and trust & safety profession by supporting a community of professionals. We help dedicated people stay engaged in the field, support their career development, and find opportunities to share their expertise in impactful ways.
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We host working groups which serve as a time for members to discuss a particular issue area, propose topics for the Institute to address, and spin up related projects.
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Our members, some of whom have held senior roles at companies like Meta, TikTok, Google, and Twitter, face complex challenges every day. Whether they are combating financial fraud, monitoring foreign election interference or protecting youth mental health, our members' work is made significantly more effective by regular discussions with their peers, directly improving their ability to protect the social internet.
Artificial Intelligence
The Integrity Institute contributes to policy development both in the U.S. and internationally, helping policymakers understand key issues and incorporate technical nuance into regulatory proposals. We also produce original research on the implications of AI on social media users.
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We explore the challenges facing social media platforms when moderating content in the new age of AI and analyze the impact of this new technology on vulnerable populations.
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We provide expert insights on major national and international policy to deepen policymakers’ understanding about the implications and associated challenges of AI.
