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Stanford Cyber Policy Center @stanfordcyber.bsky.social · 1d

Coming up today at 12PM Pacific—join us in person or online!

🔗 stanford.io/3ISmlPu

Stanford Cyber Policy Center @stanfordcyber.bsky.social · 6d

Why and how should we build an infrastructure for #LocalNews?

Join us on Tuesday, October 7 for a seminar with Cheryl Phillips of #BigLocalNews, a data-sharing platform and computational collaborative in support of local journalism.

RSVP to join us at Stanford or online!
🔗 stanford.io/3ISmlPu

Stanford Cyber Policy Center @stanfordcyber.bsky.social · 6d

Why and how should we build an infrastructure for #LocalNews?

Join us on Tuesday, October 7 for a seminar with Cheryl Phillips of #BigLocalNews, a data-sharing platform and computational collaborative in support of local journalism.

RSVP to join us at Stanford or online!
🔗 stanford.io/3ISmlPu

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Stanford Cyber Policy Center @stanfordcyber.bsky.social · 8d

Join us today at 12PM PT!

🔗 stanford.io/4nT9qfd

Stanford Cyber Policy Center @stanfordcyber.bsky.social · 13d

Our Fall Seminar Series kicks off on Tuesday, September 30 with a talk by Mariek Vanden Abeele of Ghent University, who will examine the recently emerged concepts of #DigitalWellbeing and #DigitalDisconnection.

Register now to join us in person at Stanford or online!
🔗 stanford.io/4nT9qfd

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Zander Arnao @zanderarnao.bsky.social · 12d

I've been looking forward to this panel on AI companions with @meetalijain.bsky.social all day. This one is going to be spicy 🔥 #TSRConf

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LCSSP at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 12d

Today, @caltech.edu's Mitchell Linegar presented "The Persuasiveness of #AI: AI Interventions Increase Confidence in #ElectionIntegrity" at @stanfordcyber.bsky.social's Trust & Safety Research Conference. Mitchell Linegar, Betsy Sinclair, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @profsanderlinden.bsky.social

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Zander Arnao @zanderarnao.bsky.social · 12d

Lunch over! Now I'm attending a set of lightning talks on "AI and Algorithm Auditing" - starting with Rafal Kocielnik's talk on democratizing AI auditing #TSRConf

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Zander Arnao @zanderarnao.bsky.social · 12d

Now @alissacooper.bsky.social is speaking! ⚡ The focus: changing algorithms to align design with user interests

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Zander Arnao @zanderarnao.bsky.social · 12d

Complicated live skeeting logistics! I'm in the "Understanding Online Environments" lightning talks, where KGI's @alissacooper.bsky.social will be presenting, and then I'm scurrying over to the workshop a workshop led by my colleague @leticiabode.bsky.social on publicly available data #TSRConf

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Zander Arnao @zanderarnao.bsky.social · 12d

Next up at #TSRConf! Research presentations on online harms. Missed the first couple of presentations (lost track of time having great conversations!) But now we're back in action

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Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · 12d

Come hang out with us and talk about data access! #tsrconf

Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 12d

Also at 11:30am PT, @leticiabode.bsky.social cohosts a workshop w/ @naomishiffman.bsky.social, @angieholan.bsky.social & @whiskeyocelot.bsky.social “Let’s Share: A Framework for Researcher Access to Publicly Available Platform Data” to preview our new framework! Be sure to join + say hello #TSRConf

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 12d

Also at 11:30am PT, @leticiabode.bsky.social cohosts a workshop w/ @naomishiffman.bsky.social, @angieholan.bsky.social & @whiskeyocelot.bsky.social “Let’s Share: A Framework for Researcher Access to Publicly Available Platform Data” to preview our new framework! Be sure to join + say hello #TSRConf

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 12d

We're speaking at two #TSRConf sessions today at 11:30am PT. @alissacooper.bsky.social's “Fixing the Feeds: A Policy Road Map to Address Algorithmic Recommender System Harms” will provide insights on how algorithms can be better designed to put user well-being and long term user value first.

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Zander Arnao @zanderarnao.bsky.social · 12d

Day 2 at #TSRConf! @stanfordcyber.bsky.social's Jeffrey Hancock is interviewing Australia eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, a true rock star of online safety ⭐ I'll try to cover this conversation as I eat breakfast

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Stanford Cyber Policy Center @stanfordcyber.bsky.social · 13d

Our Fall Seminar Series kicks off on Tuesday, September 30 with a talk by Mariek Vanden Abeele of Ghent University, who will examine the recently emerged concepts of #DigitalWellbeing and #DigitalDisconnection.

Register now to join us in person at Stanford or online!
🔗 stanford.io/4nT9qfd

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Zander Arnao @zanderarnao.bsky.social · 13d

Wonderful day 1 at #TSRConf. Fascinating and needed discussions of AI and content moderation, risks to youth, and new tools for trust and safety. Always really nice running into familiar faces as well.

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Zander Arnao @zanderarnao.bsky.social · 13d

Next up Youth Risks 2! (Turns out it's not tomorrow as I previously reported.) #TSRConf

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David N Lang @davidnlang.bsky.social · 13d

Come check out my talk tomorrow and learn about the impact of age verification laws on user search behavior
@stanfordcyber.bsky.social #TSRconf

osf.io/4cjpw_v2/dow...

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Zander Arnao @zanderarnao.bsky.social · 13d

Awesome research talk by ROOST about Discord open-sourcing a trust and safety tool called Osprey. It can be used by any platform on a permissive license. Love the spirit of sharing 🎄 #TSRConf

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ROOST @roost.tools · 13d

If you're at the Trust & Safety Research Conference, check out the @roost.tools and @discord.com workshop on open source happening at 11:30am PT TODAY!

Fisher Conference Center, Barnes/McDowell/Cranston

#TSRConf #TrustAndSafety

A graphic flyer for a workshop at the Trust & Safety Research Conference called "Towards Technical Standards: Safety By Design & Open Source" featuring Savannah Badalich (senior director of product policy at Discord), Ethan Breder (engineer at discord), and Vinay Rao (CTO at ROOST). The conference takes place September 25-26 at Stanford University Alumni Center.

Advancing research in trust and safety while fostering the exchange of ideas across various disciplines including computer science, communication, policy, law, and political science.

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 13d

KGI's @zanderarnao.bsky.social will be live posting from #TSRConf - be sure to tune into his account to follow along!

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Zander Arnao @zanderarnao.bsky.social · 13d

Next up! Live skeeting “Content Moderation and AI Alignment” with the brilliant @whiskeyocelot.bsky.social. Great line up so far @stanfordcyber.bsky.social 💡 #TSRConf

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Zander Arnao @zanderarnao.bsky.social · 13d

Tune in as I live tweet @stanfordcyber.bsky.social’s Trust and Safety Research Conference!! #TSRConf

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 13d

We're excited to be part of the 2025 Trust & Safety Research Conference at @stanfordcyber.bsky.social this week, bringing together leaders across research, policy, and platforms working at the intersection of technology, online harms, and platform governance. #TSRConf

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Stanford Cyber Policy Center @stanfordcyber.bsky.social · 14d

How can regulatory frameworks keep up in the age of #AI?

New in @networklawreview.bsky.social, Visiting Professor @flogsell.bsky.social outlines how #GDPR provisions often fail to apply to AI systems, highlighting the need for more adaptive, flexible, and responsive regulatory approaches.

Statutory Obsolescence in the Age of Innovation: A Few Thoughts about GDPR - Network Law Review

This article examines the problem of statutory obsolescence in the regulation of rapidly evolving technologies, with a focus on GDPR and generative AI. It shows how core GDPR provisions on lawful proc...

www.networklawreview.org

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Ross Dahlke @rossdahlke.bsky.social · 14d

I am excited to present as part of the #TSRConf 2025 Conference Proceedings of the Journal of Online Trust and Safety at @stanfordcyber.bsky.social. Happy to have this paper published doi.org/10.54501/jot...

Ross Dahlke. Speaker. Join me at the Trust & Safety Research Conference. September 25-26. Stanford University Alumni Center.

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Journal of Online Trust & Safety. Volume 3, Issue 1. September 2025. ISSN: 2770-3142.

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025)
Untrustworthy Website Exposure and Election Beliefs: Selective Exposure and Ideological Asymmetry
Peer-reviewed Articles
https://doi.org/10.54501/jots.v3i1.250
Published 2025-09-12
Authors
Ross Dahlke
University of Wisconsin-Madison
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5179-2525
Jeffrey Hancock
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5367-2677

Keywords
Digital trace data
double machine learning
data science
false beliefs
causal inference
Categories
Conference Proceedings
How to Cite
Dahlke, R., & Hancock, J. (2025). Untrustworthy Website Exposure and Election Beliefs: Selective Exposure and Ideological Asymmetry. Journal of Online Trust and Safety, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.54501/jots.v3i1.250

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Figure 1. Timeline of data collection.

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