Podcast - Trust in Tech

Trust in Tech is a podcast featuring members of the Integrity Institute, a community of practitioners working to strengthen the integrity of technology systems. Through conversations with fellow members and invited guests, the podcast examines contemporary challenges in trust and safety, platform governance, online harms, and responsible technology. Grounded in real-world experience and informed by rigorous analysis, each episode offers practical perspectives on how technology can better serve people, communities, and democratic institutions.

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Trust in Tech, Episode 8: Hiring and growing trust & safety teams at small companies
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Trust in Tech, Episode 8: Hiring and growing trust & safety teams at small companies

In this episode, two Trust & Safety leaders discuss what it’s really like to build teams at small companies. We discuss the pros and cons of working at a small company, what hiring managers look for, how small teams are structured, and career growth opportunities.

Alice Hunsberger, VP CX, Grindr interviews Colleen Mearn, who currently leads Trust & Safety at Clubhouse. Previously she was the Global Vertical Lead at YouTube for Harmful and Dangerous policies. In both of these roles, Colleen has loved figuring out how to scale global policies and building high-performing teams.

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Trust in Tech, Episode 7: XCheck — Policing the Elite of Facebook Users
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Trust in Tech, Episode 7: XCheck — Policing the Elite of Facebook Users

In this seventh episode, Integrity Institute member Lauren Wagner and fellow Karan Lala discuss Meta’s cross-check program and the Oversight Board’s policy advisory opinion. They cover how Meta treats its most influential and important users, the history and technical details of the cross-check program, the public response to its leak, what the Oversight Board found with respect to Meta’s scaled content moderation, and what the company could do to address its gaps going forward.

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Trust in Tech, Episode 6: Reconciling Capitalism & Community
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Trust in Tech, Episode 6: Reconciling Capitalism & Community

In this sixth episode, Integrity Institute member Alice Hunsberger and Community Advisor Cassandra Marketos discuss digital spaces and community building. They discuss how to live in a world where community is not the default; whether being anonymous in online spaces is a good thing; and how product design and perception can influence the legitimacy of the content and community of a product.

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Trust in Tech, Episode 5: Keeping the Metaverse Safe
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Trust in Tech, Episode 5: Keeping the Metaverse Safe

In this fifth episode, Integrity Institute members Talha Baig and Lizzy Donahue talk Integrity in the metaverse. The conversation ranges from defining what the metaverse is to discussing whether it should even exist! We also discuss other fun topics, such as: integrity issues with augmented reality and dating in the metaverse.

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