by Alex Cher
Let me introduce myself
Hi! Thanks for stopping by! Alex here.
Having spent over 10 years working on matters related to children's online safety I rarely had an opportunity to speak about it purely in my own voice. While talking publicly about my opinions does not come naturally, I hope to build a community of people who care deeply about how digital spaces are built and who gets to have a voice on the matter.
TL;DR: In my 10 years as T&S professional I went from working at an internet hotline to Kazakhstan to being a senior member of Twitter 1.0 Trust & Safety team in APAC. I started my internet policy journey working for an internet hotline. Having completed my undergraduate degree in Psychology two years earlier I was eager to leave the job that had nothing to do with my degree or my interests and find an outlet for an interest I developed at university - criminal and forensic psychology. "Digital crime is also crime" I though and boy didn't I know where that thinking would take me.
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INTERNET POLICY
Children's digital rights continue to be underrepresented in policy dialogues. I believe policymaking practices of governments and private entities that affects the way societies and communities operate in digital spaces ought to work for all, regardless of age.
LATEST RESEARCH
With some of my most precious learnings coming from the time spent at the London School of Economics and being involved in unique research projects, I will always have Appreciation for research that informs and guides policy making.
SAFETY OPERATIONS
Building processes and operations is my passion. Learning about the ins and out of workflows, digging through data and finding patterns is where I thrive. I am equally thrilled about and apprehensive of the progress made in space of AI-assisted content moderation.
