Trust in Tech: an Integrity Institute Member Podcast

Jan 28 2025 42 ep. 48 mins 11

The Trust in Tech podcast is a project by the Integrity Institute — a community driven think tank advancing the theory and practice of protecting the social internet, powered by our community of integrity professionals.

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Burnout in Trust & Safety: The Evolution of Wellness and Resilience in Integrity work

Jan 28 2025 49 mins

Trust in Tech is back! In this episode we are joined by T&S veteran and II member Cathryn Weems, and wellness coach and consultant Stefania Pifer, to discuss integrity worker burnout. We dive deep into more holistic, trauma-informed approaches to building resilience and better working conditions.

It’s My Job To Yell At People - how social media can better protect the LGBTQ community

Jun 17 2024 46 mins

Happy Pride! In this episode we talk to Jenni Olsen, Senior Director of the Social Media Safety Program at GLAAD, about their work in promoting LGBTQ safety, privacy, and expression online. We talk about the recently released Social Media Safety Index, which evaluates social media platforms on their LGBTQ-inclusive policies. Some suggestions from their report include training mode

You really wanted us to answer more career questions (Featuring Cathryn Weems)

Jun 10 2024 62 mins

This episode is a listener Q&A featuring Cathryn Weems, seasoned Trust & Safety leader. We opened up our inbox to any possible question that anyone had aaaaand it was all about careers and job searching. It’s rough out there, and folks need help! We discuss networking as an introvert, how to market yourself on a resume and in an interview, how to job search, and more.

Bonus: Trust in Tech x Safety is Sexy (Policy edition)

May 23 2024 52 mins

Episode Description: This episode features a discussion on the importance of trust and safety policies in online platforms, between Alice Hunsbger (VP of Trust & Safety and Content Moderation at PartnerHero) and Matt Soeth (Head of Trust & Safety at All Tech is Human and Senior advisor at Tremau). Alice shares her experiences working on policy enforcement and emphasizes the nee

Workplace ethics and activism with Nadah Feteih

Apr 05 2024 42 mins

Many of us working at tech companies are having to make moral and ethical decisions when it comes to where we work, what we work on, and what we speak up about. In this episode, we have a conversation with Nadah Feteih around how tech workers (specifically folks working in integrity and trust & safety teams) can speak up about ethical issues at their workplace. We discuss activism

Careers in T&S: Job search special (you ask, we answer)

Feb 13 2024 31 mins

You asked, we answered! It’s a rough time out there in the tech industry as so many people in Trust & Safety are job searching or thinking about their career and what it all means. In this episode, Alice Hunsberger shares her recent job search experience and gives advice on job searching and career development in the Trust and Safety industry. Listener questions that are answ

Building the Wikipedia of Integrity w/ Grady Ward

Feb 06 2024 55 mins

Integrity workers are missing a shared resource where they can easily point to a taxonomy of harms and specific interventions to mitigate those harms. Enter, Grady Ward, a visiting fellow of the Integrity Institute, who discusses how he is creating a Wikipedia for and by integrity workers. In typical Trust in Tech fashion, we also discuss the tensions and synergies between integri

Child Safety on Online Platforms w/ Vaishnavi J.

Jan 30 2024 62 mins

With the Senate Child Safety Hearing on the horizon, we sit down with Vaishnavi, former head of Youth Policy at Meta and chat about the specific problems and current policy landscape regarding child safety.

Personal Safety for Integrity workers

Jan 20 2024 34 mins

Listen to this episode to learn how to stay safe as an Integrity worker.

Dark Patterns and Photography w/ Caroline Sinders

Jan 11 2024 55 mins

Alice and Talha answer some listener question, recap the year, the podcast, and perhaps where they want to take it!