TSPA membership is open to trust and safety practitioners; those aspiring to work in trust and safety (students or former trust and safety practitioners who are currently looking for trust and safety employment); and other professionals in the field of civil society, academia, or non-governmental organizations whose research or work directly relates to the field of trust and safety.
Community Connection
As the first organization focused on the professional development of trust and safety practitioners, TSPA offers its members opportunities to connect and network with a community of peers who can relate to the universal challenges of the field, regardless of organization. Whether virtual (such as our Slack space) or in-person (such as our Meet & Greets, and conferences), TSPA members learn from industry peers, share emerging trends, and build meaningful relationships with one another.
Career Development
TSPA has many avenues for members to share their expertise. In addition to opportunities that highlight and elevate members’ contributions to the trust and safety field, members have the chance to help shape the future development of the field by joining TSPA’s working groups, speaking at our events, and leading community groups within the community, highlighting expertise through trainings or speaking opportunities, and mentoring peers.
Knowledge Sharing
Members of TSPA have access to various virtual and in-person events that help advance their profession. Events can be lectures or expert talks, panel discussions, training, and roundtable discussions on sensitive or highly relevant issues. TSPA is also home to a growing library of resources about different trust and safety topics that members can access to advance their practice at their own pace, no matter where they are in their professional journey.
Who is a trust & safety practitioner?
Trust and safety practitioners are defined as individuals whose day-to-day work directly involves developing or enforcing principles, policies, or practices that determine acceptable content or behavior. Members can range from front-line individual contributors, to managers and directors, to VPs — as long as their day-to-day work is trust and safety. The following fields / core responsibilities qualify for membership:
- Content review and moderation
- Internal policy development
- Safety incident management
- Legal compliance
- T&S-focused technical development
- Engineers automating product policy
- Data scientists measuring abuse prevalence
- Public policy managers shaping public education of platform policies
Who does not qualify for membership?
Professionals whose work does not directly involve developing or enforcing trust and safety principles, policies, or practices are not considered trust and safety practitioners and do not qualify for TSPA membership. This includes professionals with the following core responsibilities:
- Business development
- Marketing
- Partnership management
- Sales
- Employment within government organizations
Types of membership
TSPA membership is for those who work in, do work related to, or are a student interested in trust and safety. To address the unique makeup of the field of trust and safety, we have four types of membership. Explore membership options below and select the type that fits you best when submitting your application.
Affiliate Membership
Individuals who work in civil society, academia, or nongovernmental organizations, whose work or research directly relates to trust and safety may join as affiliate members. It is vital to include professionals working in this space, as there are many people – other than trust and safety professionals – who are part of the online trust and safety ecosystem.
As part of the application process, applicants for this member type will need to explain how their work intersects with trust and safety, and explain how their contribution as a TSPA member supports the development of the trust and safety field and trust and safety practitioners. Please be aware that some programs and member benefits are designed specifically for practitioners and may not extend to affiliate members.
Membership is for one year from when membership dues are paid.
