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Our latest, on the skewed incentives of the Digital Services Act out-of-court dispute settlement system 👇
Eleven certified bodies now handle content moderation disputes under Article 21 of the DSA. None charges the nominal user fee the mechanism was designed around.
New in @techpolicypress from DTSP's David Sullivan, Farzaneh Badiei and Jonny Shipp:
techpolicy.press/the-overloo…
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Weiser: I am a first-generation American. My mom was born in a Nazi concentration camp on April 13th, 1945. My grandmother is an amazing woman. She was a hopeful person, and she believed in the United States of America as a country that did treat everybody fairly, that gave everybody freedom and an opportunity to succeed.
And my family—the difference between my mom being born in that concentration camp and me—is that I went to law school, I worked for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, I worked as an advisor to President Barack Obama in the White House. I’m Colorado’s Attorney General. I will be Colorado’s next governor. That’s one generation. That’s what America’s about.
It doesn’t matter who your parents are. It doesn’t matter if you know secret handshakes. It matters: are you willing to work hard? Are you willing to believe in the values of this country?
That’s the America I know and love. That’s the America I’m fighting for
David Sullivan retweeted
Building a global standard for trust & safety is a breakthrough, thanks to the Digital Trust & Safety Partnership Safe Framework, which includes a first-of-its-kind voluntary, industry-led standard, ISO/IEC 25389, via ISO/IEC JTC 1. It proves that voluntary standards can scale globally, align practices, and advance human rights without prescriptive regulation. @FarzanehBadiei @David_MSullivan @AEItech #Privacy #Digitalsecurity aei.org/technology-and-innov…
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On #ExplaintoShane, @ShaneTews is joined by @dtspartnership’s @David_MSullivan and @farzanehbad to discuss best practices for protecting human rights in digital services through digital trust and safety.
Listen to the full episode here: aei.org/multimedia/title-tru…
Didn’t expect the political scientist whose blog I read obsessively in 2009 for research on mass atrocities to turn out to be the leading claude code evangelist, but on the other hand why not???
4w ago I was a Claude Code skeptic. I'm not a coder. None of the use cases were relevant. I managed teams & projects, drowning in email & overdue reminders. So I tried creating tools that would help me and... holy crap.
Now I'm sharing the tools I built:
claudeblattman.com/
Get rich somewhere else and move to Switzerland for tax avoidance
I'm not used to seeing my byline in a tabloid, but nonetheless glad to see the @bostonherald publish our op-ed on State's stupid and counterproductive visa policy for trust and safety workers.
ALT clip of Boston Herald op-ed by Charlotte Willner and David Sullivan, "Visa misstep will help predators, scammers" available at https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/19/willner-and-sullivan-visa-misstep-will-help-predators-scammers/
David Sullivan retweeted
"Americans want their kids safe and their bank accounts secure. Denying visas to trust and safety experts puts those fundamentals at risk while giving predators and scammers a leg up."
dcjournal.com/state-dept-vis…
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A cable directs diplomats to deny visas to T&S experts.
While it intends to protect free speech, it risks leaving the door open for online abuse.
In a new piece @David_MSullivan argues: "Let’s not mistake the people fighting online abuse for the ones who cause it."
"State Dept. Visa Misstep Will Aid Predators, Scammers, Traffickers"
New from me and Charlotte Willner for @InsideSourcesDC
David Sullivan retweeted
Psst: Notice where this wind/weather data is coming from. It's coming from NCAR.
One tiny blip of the kajillion things NCAR does to improve/advance weather forecasting.
#COwx
The wind has arrived...
60+ mph gusts at the Mesa Lab in Boulder, all kicking up within the last half hour.
This moves into the rest of the metro area in the next few hours.
#COwx
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With children increasingly online and using more devices, age assurance has become a critical tool for protection against online harms.
DTSP ED @David_MSullivan co-authored a piece in @the_iapp that explores and outlines different methods for implementing age assurance.
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Really important conversation with David and Ravi. Very much encourage you to give this a listen.
What can AI safety learn from Trust & Safety?
No better folks than @David_MSullivan (@dtspartnership) and @RaviDataIyer to answer that very important question.
David Sullivan retweeted
To build a safer AI product, where should companies focus their governance efforts?
On @lawfare's Scaling Laws podcast DTSP ED @David_MSullivan emphasizes how AI companies must break down the silos between AI safety and Trust & Safety teams.
lawfaremedia.org/article/sca…
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What can AI safety learn from Trust & Safety?
No better folks than @David_MSullivan (@dtspartnership) and @RaviDataIyer to answer that very important question.
David Sullivan retweeted
In this DigiPod episode, I spoke to @David_MSullivan, ED @dtspartnership. He discussed DTSP’s framework & how it became an ISO international standard, why trust & safety should be seen as a growth driver - not just compliance - & the Standford conference.
youtube.com/watch?v=4L6Cttng…
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🚨 New from DTSP: we’re launching a Working Group on Out-of-Court Dispute Settlement under Article 21 of the #DSA.
Goal: ensure online platforms resolve disputes openly and fairly to deliver benefits for all users. 👉
dtspartnership.org/press-rel…
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Currently, AI usage is expanding and shaping our daily technologies.
In a new @Wef blog post, @David_MSullivan explains why the fields of responsible AI and trust & safety should collaborate more.
weforum.org/stories/2025/08/…
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Congrats to the @DTSPartnership on the release of the Safe Framework Specification. This is a major step forward for online safety!
DTSP is excited to announce that its Safe Framework Specification has been formally published as an international standard, ISO/IEC 25389.
This is a landmark achievement, reflecting a sustained commitment to advancing online safety on a global scale.
dtspartnership.org/press-rel…
David Sullivan retweeted
Congrats to @dtspartnership & partners on today’s publication of the SAFE Framework as ISO/IEC 25389. This 1st-of-its-kind int'l standard marks years of pioneering work by online safety professionals to establish processes & best practices for mitigating online risk.
DTSP is excited to announce that its Safe Framework Specification has been formally published as an international standard, ISO/IEC 25389.
This is a landmark achievement, reflecting a sustained commitment to advancing online safety on a global scale.
dtspartnership.org/press-rel…