User facing 'platform safety technology' encompasses an array of tools offered by platforms to help people protect themselves from harm, for example allowing people to report content and unfollow or block other users. These tools are an increasingly important part of online safety: in the UK, legislation has made it a requirement for large platforms to offer them. However, little is known about user engagement with such tools. We present findings from a nationally representative survey of UK adults covering their awareness of and experiences with seven common safety technologies. We show that experience of online harms is widespread, with 67% of people having seen what they perceived as harmful content online; 26% of people have also had at least one piece of content removed by content moderation. Use of safety technologies is also high, with more than 80\% of people having used at least one. Awareness of specific tools is varied, with people more likely to be aware of 'post-hoc' safety tools, such as reporting, than preventative measures. However, satisfaction with safety technologies is generally low. People who have previously seen online harms are more likely to use safety tools, implying a 'learning the hard way' route to engagement. Those higher in digital literacy are also more likely to use some of these tools, raising concerns about the accessibility of these technologies to all users. Additionally, women are more likely to engage in particular types of online 'safety work'. We discuss the implications of our results for those seeking a safer online environment.
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Arcadia Impact AI Governance Taskforce(Arcadia Impact AI治理工作组);Computational Science Lab, University of Amsterdam(阿姆斯特丹大学计算科学实验室);MIT FutureTech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology(麻省理工学院MIT未来科技);Responsible AI Collaborative(负责任AI协作组织)
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Heriot-Watt University(赫瑞-瓦特大学);University of Edinburgh(爱丁堡大学);University of Liverpool(利物浦大学);Imperial College(帝国理工学院);NTB University of Applied Sciences in Technology(NTB应用科学技术大学)
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Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research and Development of Serbia(塞尔维亚人工智能研究与发展研究所);University of Belgrade(贝尔格莱德大学);Polytechnic University of Bari(巴里理工大学);University of Kragujevac(克拉古耶瓦茨大学)
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Georgia Institute of Technology(佐治亚理工学院);Rowan University(罗文大学);Zucker Hillside Hospital, Psychiatry Research(扎克山坡医院精神病学研究部);Hofstra University(霍夫斯特拉大学)