Jeremy Malcolm
Trust and safety in a human rights framework
Founder, @AskLex.ai. Chair, @c4osl.org. Head of Trust & Safety, @liberato.io
- Here's my colleague Caden announcing a new COSL project, HarmfultoMinors.org, a new transparency archive for content removal requests, takedowns and platform bans that are justified by the increasingly-flexible rationale of protecting minors from harm. c4osl.org/harmful-to-m...
- Temporarily setting my account name back to qirtaiba.bsky.social because Bluesky has started having a problem with my jere.my handle. I have a support ticket open about it.
- The TAKE IT DOWN Act passed today—without safeguards for encrypted services. Another blow to digital privacy. We must fight harder to protect strong encryption. Join COSL’s campaign: #ProtectEncryption #TAKEITDOWN c4osl.org/why-encrypti...
- The Trust & Safety profession should be having this conversation, but isn’t. The only viewpoint being heard on this question comes from Thorn (which uses Palantir tech to surveil sex workers) and NCMEC (which razed all mention of trans survivors from its site at Trump’s request).
- Volunteer opportunity for a bold project coordinator: Laws meant to fight real sex abuse are being twisted to censor books, games, and sex ed—disguised with dishonest language. Work with survivors in a coalition to expose it and push back.
- I’m starting a new podcast about censorship with my friend and fandom veteran Brandy Brightman! Next episode coming up will be on Project 2025. Subscribe so you don’t miss it.
- 🎙️ Beyond the Filter Ep. 1 is live! Hosts Jeremy Malcolm & Brandy Brightman unpack how censorship (driven by moral panic around safety & sexuality) often causes more harm than good. 🎧 Listen: c4osl.org/beyond-the-f... (1/3) #Podcast #DigitalRights #FreeExpression #OnlineSafety
- Need a trustworthy host for websites or virtual machines? @liberato.io makes a point of not collecting unnecessary personal data, not giving up user data or removing lawful content without a court order, and providing bespoke trust and safety services to its clients. And it’s a non-profit project!
- 🛡️ Trust & Safety: With an in-house professional and auto-safeguards, you're actively defended from threats, and abuse. 📢 Transparency guaranteed: We keep a public transparency archive & warrant canary, assuring no govt data requests were fulfilled- liberato.io/canary.txt (3/4) #DigitalFreedom
- Since news broke the same day, I lightly updated my article to include the Australian government's outrageous arrest of a woman over a fantasy erotic novel. The arrest is only comprehensible in the context of Australian law enforcement's ignoble history. 🧵
- In the face of mounting threats to human rights and democracy online and off, and while major Internet platforms stand complicit, I can’t simply do nothing. So here’s what I am doing. I invite you to join me. @c4osl.org jere.my/how-lgbtq-co...
- "ID verification laws don’t protect children—they erode privacy, stifle free expression, and exclude the most vulnerable. Members of marginalized communities are already struggling against deplatforming and censorship. These laws will only make it worse, forcing people to trade anonymity for access"
