Where are investors putting their money in 2024? A recent Crunchbase article points to a new focus: fighting disinformation, and highlights 16 promising startups in the space.
Four leading gaming Trust and Safety companies are banding together to form The Gaming Safety Coalition. This strategic alliance between Modulate, Keywords Studios, ActiveFence and Take This represents the companies’ shared commitment to improving player and moderator well-being.
Online platforms face unavoidable responsibilities for Trust and Safety, particularly in maintaining election integrity by combating disinformation and other dangers. AI further complicates these challenges, not only through the creation of deepfakes but also by empowering more malicious entities.
Amidst the conflict between Hamas and Israel, a disturbing surge in antisemitic and Islamophobic hate speech has swept across social media platforms. Extremist influences, fueled by the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza, have played a significant role in exacerbating this alarming rise in hate speech online.
The shift away from in-house trust and safety teams has created an opportunity for consultancies and startups to introduce something novel: trust and safety as a service.
When the militant group Hamas launched a devastating surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, some fighters breached the country’s defenses in motorized paragliders. In the following days, photos and illustrations of Hamas forces coasting by wing became highly charged, controversial symbols: an emblem of Palestinian resistance to some, a glorification of terrorism to others.
