Trauma-informed computing: Towards safer technology experiences for all

JX Chen, A McDonald, Y Zou, E Tseng… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Trauma is the physical, emotional, or psychological harm caused by deeply distressing
experiences. Research with communities that may experience high rates of trauma has …

“It's common and a part of being a content creator”: Understanding How Creators Experience and Cope with Hate and Harassment Online

K Thomas, PG Kelley, S Consolvo, P Samermit… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Content creators—social media personalities with large audiences on platforms like
Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube—face a heightened risk of online hate and harassment. We …

Sok: A framework for unifying at-risk user research

N Warford, T Matthews, K Yang, O Akgul… - … IEEE Symposium on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
At-risk users are people who experience risk factors that augment or amplify their chances of
being digitally attacked and/or suffering disproportionate harms. In this systematization work …

" It's stressful having all these phones": Investigating Sex Workers' Safety Goals, Risks, and Practices Online

A McDonald, C Barwulor, ML Mazurek… - 30th USENIX Security …, 2021 - usenix.org
We investigate how a population of end-users with especially salient security and privacy
risks---sex workers---conceptualizes and manages their digital safety. The commercial sex …

Care infrastructures for digital security in intimate partner violence

E Tseng, M Sabet, R Bellini, HK Sodhi… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) face complex threats to their digital privacy and
security. Prior work has established protocols for directly hel** them mitigate these harms; …

Sok: Safer digital-safety research involving at-risk users

R Bellini, E Tseng, N Warford, A Daffalla… - … IEEE Symposium on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Research involving at-risk users—that is, users who are more likely to experience a digital
attack or to be disproportionately affected when harm from such an attack occurs—can pose …

Women's perspectives on harm and justice after online harassment

J Im, S Schoenebeck, M Iriarte, G Grill… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Social media platforms aspire to create online experiences where users can participate
safely and equitably. However, women around the world experience widespread online …

" Like Lesbians Walking the Perimeter": Experiences of {US}.{LGBTQ+} Folks With Online Security, Safety, and Privacy Advice

C Geeng, M Harris, E Redmiles… - 31st USENIX Security …, 2022 - usenix.org
Given stigma and threats surrounding being gay or transgender, LGBTQ+ folks often seek
support and information on navigating identity and personal (digital and physical) safety …

“Nudes? Shouldn't I charge for these?”: Motivations of New Sexual Content Creators on OnlyFans

V Hamilton, A Soneji, A Mcdonald… - Proceedings of the 2023 …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
With over 1.5 million content creators, OnlyFans is one of the fastest growing subscription-
based social media platforms. The platform is primarily associated with sexual content. Thus …

Risk, resilience and reward: Impacts of shifting to digital sex work

V Hamilton, H Barakat, EM Redmiles - … of the ACM on Human-Computer …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Workers from a variety of industries rapidly shifted to remote work at the onset of the COVID-
19 pandemic. While existing work has examined the impact of this shift on office workers …