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This week, we reflect on how some of our favorite social media products are shaped by how they do and don’t charge users. We notice distortions in user behavior and think out loud about the different choices we are making at Germ. open.spotify.com/episode/5mDqmD…

This episode features a talk between Germ and @im__jane , Following Jane’s paper, their conversation brings consent into discussions of platform design, UX interactions, business models, and thoughts about Germ’s product plans. open.spotify.com/episode/3ldbR6…

Check out our newest podcast episode! We chat with Shankar Ponnekanti, CTO of TrustLab, about the work Trust Lab does, why his career at Google led him into Trust & Safety work, & the challenges he confronts as CTO. open.spotify.com/episode/1c0sWK…

Claim your voice! We're hosting a Public Speaking workshop Thursday at 1PM PT, led by our CEO Tessa Brown (she taught speech and writing at Stanford!) Bring a 2-sentence elevator pitch to practice with. The event invite is live in our Discord! discord.gg/h9AaUSf3?event…

Thank you to our friends at Someoddpilot for our new logo and brand art! We love it :)

🤗 tweeps, we miss you! come find us on Mastodon hachyderm.io/@germnetwork and Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/germ-n…

We miss you! Join us this coming Thursdays at 3pm PT for a casual chat in our Discord. Knowing us, we'll probably be talking about social media, tech ethics, and secure engineering discord.com/events/8048345…

🌼 Big news, friends—we have a new cofounder and CTO, Mark Xue!! Mark was last Apple’s privacy engineer for iMessage, FaceTime, Safari, and iCloud. 🔐Nbd, just stewarding everyday privacy for a billion users. Join us in celebrating! 🥳

Weekly discord hangs continue, this Thursday at 3pm PT! Come hang 🤗 discord.gg/n9JN6uNm

don't miss our podcast! 8 amazing episodes featuring scholarly and business leaders in trust & safety. Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4FddD8WsA… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ger…

Want to meet the team? Join our weekly Discord hang on Thursday at 3pm PT/6ET. discord.gg/n9JN6uNm

hey guys! we've been having a grand old time talking tech and other news in our Casual Thursdays voice chats. Join us at 3pm PT/6 ET on Thursday. discord.gg/EjceXRwZ