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Marketplace trust requires continuous enforcement investment
Marketplace trust requires continuous enforcement investment
LaFontaine compares marketplace trust and safety to operating a legal and policing system, arguing that large platforms require substantial enforcement resources and continuous investment as new problems emerge.
- Speaker
- Grant LaFontaine
- Topic
- Trust and Safety
- Source timestamp
- 35:32
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