Radio SoSo

Linkedin Episode 4 of the Counter Currents series investigates the warning signs of radicalisation and what people can do when they spot them. The Counter Currents Podcast series was created with support from the New Zealand Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Fund. Special thanks to the expert commentators that feature in this series: Paul Ash, …

Linkedin Episode 3 of the Counter Currents series explores how we preserve essential freedoms whilst combating extremism online. The Counter Currents Podcast series was created with support from the New Zealand Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Fund. Special thanks to the expert commentators that feature in this series: Paul Ash, CEO, Christchurch Call Foundation Naureen …

Linkedin Mobilised is the second of four episodes in the Counter Currents podcast series. It explores how technology is exploited by terrorists and extremists, and what we can do it response to that.  The Counter Currents Podcast series was created with support from the New Zealand Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Fund. Special thanks to …

Episode One of the Counter Currents podcast series examines the online aspects of the Christchurch Terror Attacks, looking at the safety systems that were in place and some significant changes made since that tragic day. The Counter Currents Podcast series was created with support from the New Zealand Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Fund. Special …

In our latest Radio SOSO (The Science of Safety Online) podcast, we talk to Alice Hunsberger– VP, Trust and Safety and Content Moderation at PartnerHero about her fascinating career. Before this role, she spent a decade at OK Cupid and three years at Grindr. Alice shares how her time managing an online community devoted to …

In this Radio SOSO episode, Martin Cocker talks to Justin Patchin, Criminology Professor,  about his research and experience as co-founder of the Cyberbullying Research Centre.  Justin talks about the formation of the Cyberbullying Research Centre, his early experiences researching online safety challenges for young people and his thoughts on contemporary online safety issues. Linkedin It …

Martin talks to Laura Higgins – Senior Director of Community Safety & Civility at Roblox about strategies for creating a safe and civil online community, and the similarities and differences for safety challenges in virtual and augmented reality spaces. This episode also covers safety by design, the impact of end to end encryption, how flexible …

Martin talks with experienced online safety practitioner – Matt Soeth, Head of Trust and Safety at Spectrum Labs. Topics covered include: student leadership and empowerment, controlling the dangers of artificial intelligence, rising regulatory efforts, section 230, the relationship between social media and youth mental health, and the value of online safety helpdesks. You’ll also find …