Emily Harman

New approaches like “Community Notes” are shifting moderation from a centralised function to a collective one. By giving users tools to shape their own safety, platforms are exploring whether communities themselves can become effective moderators. This session will examine how these models work in practice, and what they mean for the future of T&S.

• Building product features that empower users to take control of their safety
• Community Notes and self-moderation: strengths, risks, and lessons learned so far
• Using community inputs to surface trends and patterns in harmful behaviour
• Evaluating the effectiveness of decentralised moderation versus traditional models
• What community-driven safety could mean for the future of platform trust

Women and young girls face some of the most pervasive and persistent harms online, from gender-based violence to the growing threat of nudification apps and non-consensual intimate imagery. Platforms, regulators, and law enforcement are under increasing pressure to respond with systems that protect victims, reduce exposure to harmful content, and deliver real-world justice. This session will bring those challenges — and emerging solutions — into focus.

• Tackling gender-based violence and violence against women and girls (VAWG) online
• Identifying and responding to new challenges such as nudification apps
• Reducing exposure to harmful content, including eating disorders, suicide, and mental health risks
• The “Take It Down” Act and the role of automated reporting/takedown mechanisms in addressing NCII
• Protecting victims: bridging the gap between online response and offline justice