Vaishnavi

policy advisor, trust & safety. previously policy @meta @instagram @twitter @google @disney. views are my own.

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

Deeply hoping I get to DC on time for the @FOSI Annual Conference, but a bridge strike in Baltimore may have other plans for me. PSA to rideshare drivers: get your 💰 by heading to an Amtrak station along the Northeast Corridor!

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

A new issue of Quire in which we cover Australia's social media ban, the global push for age-based restrictions, and what fractured public trust in tech platforms means for them going forward https://t.co/n54icLXe6a

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

Girl, same #USElection2024

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

I pledge to keep my social media posts this week free of #USElection2020 content:

(a) I’m not American so should hold space for their views.

(b) I’m not an elections expert so should hold space for their views.

(c) I’m not a saint so should hold space for my mental health.

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

Chuck Bass married the girl from Madrasapattinam?!

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

Feeling like a local - just clomped through a film set swearing mildly because they’ve blocked my street off and are obstructing my taxi (yes, taxi).

[Lisa Hagen @LA_Hagen]

The Kids Online Safety Act + COPPA 2.0 cleared a procedural vote, 86-1. The Senate plans to pass it next week.

CT Sen. Blumenthal has been trying to pass KOSA for years along w/ Sen. Blackburn.

It still faces uncertainty in the House + ongoing concerns.

https://t.co/zRNxr5uVmP

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

🧒🏽 More thoughtful guidance around responsible design: Frameworks coming out of the UK and EU have guided companies in the changes they've made to protect youth wellbeing over the last four years. Attempts at public shaming have been significantly less successful.

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

The US surgeon general called for social media companies to come with warning labels for consumers, when what we need are better rules for companies: https://t.co/kbtXCqZkOw

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

🛍️ Companies, not consumers: Warning labels only pressurise parents to surveil their children, which is both impractical and infringes on key children's rights like privacy and access to information. Labels would not necessarily lead to better-designed products.

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

VYS’s next issue of Quire is out! While nuance around youth wellbeing and technology seems increasingly unlikely, here are some thoughtful ways to think about building responsibly for AI’s interaction with children: https://t.co/7jTF9Fipz6

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

@thechelleshock It certainly seems that way 🤷‍♀️

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

What was that? Did we bring earthquakes with us from San Francisco to Manhattan?

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

@angadsg That was wild! / Nostalgic for SF now

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

@VonPlumps A solid 30 seconds of shaking too... oof.

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

I wrote for @techpolicypress about KOSA and what its popularity means for the future of child safety regulation in the US. https://t.co/7YtOag21NX

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

We can’t possibly think that Ellen, Will, Dax, Gwyneth, JLo- or their very bright teams- couldn’t sniff out the falsehoods in Shetty’s story. But a desi monk for hire with piercing eyes and a way with (borrowed) words who soothes people and brings in views? Truth doesn’t matter.

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

Jay Shetty didn’t actually live in India as an ascetic monk and Hassan Minhaj took creative liberties with his standup. Big deal. I am more interested in the venality of the entertainers who recognised the potential for profit in these desi men, and made them the sensations they are today. https://t.co/rGiREmCQ7y

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

Parent-run accounts of children and the creator economy highlight the skewed incentives many parents have when posting their children online.

You can't assume that all parents have their children's best interests at heart, or fully know what those are. https://t.co/uW5jqOfmub

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

@supriyalimaye Shhh here’s a shiny new video tool to distract us all

[Vaishnavi @vaishnavi]

This is the energy all of us need to carry into the dragon year.

[Sam Altman @sama]

fk it why not 8