Trust & Safety Tycoon

A game that puts the player in charge of managing the trust and safety team at a rapidly growing social network. Make difficult decisions, invest in resources for your team, and navigate the many tradeoffs involved in effective trust and safty.

Created in association with the Atlantic Council’s Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web, with support from the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation.

More Information:

• Trust & Safety Tycoon launch post on Techdirt
• Discussing the design of Trust & Safety Tycoon on the Techdirt Podcast

Press Coverage:

• Think you could make a safer social media site? This game lets you try (Washington Post)
• Trust & Safety Tycoon lets you simulate the most agonizing job in tech (TechCrunch)
• New Game Tasks You With Running Twitter, Good Luck (Kotaku)
• Trust And Safety Tycoon Taught Me I’d Be A Better Twitter CEO Than Elon Musk (The Gamer)

Trust & Safety: Armed Conflict

A spinoff of Trust & Safety Tycoon that shifts the focus to a social media company’s conflict and crisis team during an unfolding armed conflict between two nations. The decisions you make can be the difference between life and death. Throughout the game, fact sheets about real-world conflicts convey more information about this vital area of trust and safety.

Created in association with the the International Committee of the Red Cross

Moderator Mayhem

A challenging mobile game that puts the player on the frontline of content moderation, making decisions about whether to keep up or leave down reported content. Work against the clock, get feedback (and distractions) from your manager, and deal with a variety of scenarios from election season to the rollout of AI moderation tools.

Created in association with Engine

More Information:

• Moderator Mayhem announcement from Engine
• Moderator Mayhem launch post on Techdirt
• Discussing the design of Moderator Mayhem on the Techdirt Podcast

Press Coverage:

• Think You Can Be a Content Moderator? Test Your Skills With This Game (PCMag)
• Content moderation is still primarily conducted by humans – here’s a game that helps you empathize (Updgrade Democracy)

Startup Trail

A management game that tasks the player with running a tech company that grows from a startup to a giant, while navigating the many policy challenges that impact how startups operate.

Created in association with Engine to promote their 2022 Startup Agenda policy document.

More Information:

• Startup Trail homepage on Engine
• Startup Trail launch post on Techdirt
• Discussing the design of Startup Trail on the Techdirt Podcast

Press Coverage:

• Startup Trail is Oregon Trail for tech policy wonks (The Verge)