full paper: www.usenix.org/conference/s...

Person with brown hair at a podium next to a slide titled "'TikTok, Do Your Thing:' User Reactions to Social Surveillance in the Public Sphere"

had more fun cheering on @meira-g.bsky.social while presenting our work investigating social surveillance on TikTok than I did during data analysis, which is impressive because TikTok comments are fascinating 😂 watch out for Meira who is doing very cool research on social media and online privacy!

Gender, Online Safety, and Sexuality Workshop Brings together researchers, practitioners, and industry to share experiences, concerns, and ideas about online safety through the lens of gender or sexuality.

See the full program here: gossworkshop.github.io/program.html
Workshop registration (and to express interest in virtual option): forms.gle/ARLcdHRVAn7A...

Note: This workshop will be held in-person, but if there is sufficient interest, we may offer a virtual option. If you would like to attend virtually, please use the form below to indicate your interest. We will share the final decision by August 8.

Through exciting talks, small group discussions, and a lakeside(view) chat with leading scholars in the field, we are creating a space to discuss the future of online safety. We will meet offsite at the University of Washington.

Gender, Online Safety, and Sexuality (GOSS) Workshop is back at SOUPS 2025! Research on GOSS-related topics is more important than ever.

call for participation deadline has been extended to may 29!

workshop will be held on aug 10, more info on website: gossworkshop.github.io/index.html

the program will also include a panel with experienced researchers about reflexivity in research, foreshadowing a CSCW 2025 workshop (i.e., GOSS attendees at SOUPS will get a sneak peek 😉 )

a growing body of sec & priv researchers work to mitigate harms to communities marginalized by gender or sexuality, e.g., intimate partner violence, image-based sexual abuse, LGBTQIA+ / womens’ / girls’ online safety. esp. now -- let’s share ideas, stimulate conversations, and build solidarity.

🔥 PIPING HOT GOSS ALERT 🔥
GOSS, a workshop on gender, online safety, and sexuality that I’m co-organizing at SOUPS, is coming back for year two! our goal: foster community around the study of online safety through the lenses of gender + sexuality. this year, SOUPS and GOSS will be in ☁️Seattle☁️

Call For Papers: Special Issue on Gender and Sexuality in Online Safety The special issue will focus on research, insights, and information related to gender and sexuality in online safety.

we're accepting two types of submissions:
a) full paper (4900-7200 words) or
b) commentary piece (2200-3700 words)

full info: www.computer.org/digital-libr...

magazine articles can be a great place for ideas that might not fit in a regular paper, e.g.,
- provoke discussion
- inspire new research agendas
- systematize existing bodies of knowledge
- critique existing approaches
- offer original case studies or research

💭 got an academic magazine-length take on gender, sexuality, and online safety? i'm guest editing a special issue for IEEE Security & Privacy magazine w/ Kovila Coopamootoo @eredmil1.bsky.social and we want to see your thoughts!

deadline dec 16 -- just two weeks away 🔥