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We found North Korean engineers in our application pile. Here’s what our ex-CIA co founders did about it.

Cinder is part of a growing list of US-based tech companies that encounter engineering applicants who are actually suspected North Korean nationals. Here's what we're doing about it.

Engineering Insights: How fast data queries with django-zeal support content moderation in Cinder

We’re excited to publicly release django-zeal, a Python package used extensively at Cinder to supercharge database queries by detecting more types of N+1 queries, with more actionable error messages and advanced configurability.

TrustCon 2024: All The Info You Need

Cinder is proud to once again be a sponsor for Trust Con 2024. Use this page as a reference for where you can find us: events, talks, happy hours, and more! See you there.

Brian Fishman Keynote to Terrorism and Social Media Conference (June 17, 2024)

This is the text of a keynote presentation given at the Terrorism and Social Media (TASM) at Swansea University on June 17, 2024. It has been lightly edited for clarity, contains fewer images than those presented during the live presentation, and includes several hyperlink references not applicable for a live audience.

Cinder Joins the Christchurch Call

Cinder is proud to join the Christchurch Call, a multi-stakeholder community established after the Christchurch, New Zealand terrorist attack in 2019.

Toward a Concept of Trust & Safety Orchestration

What is orchestration and how does it matter to Trust & Safety? How can managing and coordinating responses to platform abuse increase human-machine effectiveness?

Engineering Insights: How fast data queries with django-zeal support content moderation in Cinder

We’re excited to publicly release django-zeal, a Python package used extensively at Cinder to supercharge database queries by detecting more types of N+1 queries, with more actionable error messages and advanced configurability.

TrustCon 2024: All The Info You Need

Cinder is proud to once again be a sponsor for Trust Con 2024. Use this page as a reference for where you can find us: events, talks, happy hours, and more! See you there.

Brian Fishman Keynote to Terrorism and Social Media Conference (June 17, 2024)

This is the text of a keynote presentation given at the Terrorism and Social Media (TASM) at Swansea University on June 17, 2024. It has been lightly edited for clarity, contains fewer images than those presented during the live presentation, and includes several hyperlink references not applicable for a live audience.

Cinder Joins the Christchurch Call

Cinder is proud to join the Christchurch Call, a multi-stakeholder community established after the Christchurch, New Zealand terrorist attack in 2019.

Toward a Concept of Trust & Safety Orchestration

What is orchestration and how does it matter to Trust & Safety? How can managing and coordinating responses to platform abuse increase human-machine effectiveness?

Queues: Agility, Customization, and Automating Triage

We built Queues in the Cinder platform to be highly configurable. This post will look at how this flexibility enables faster process change and supports more automated reviews.