Cassius Wilkinson
Counter-Extremism Operations Lead, Discord
2023
Cassius Wilkinson is the Counter-Extremism Operations Lead at Discord, where he and his team work to detect and disrupt the spread of extremist content, and neutralize the exploitation of the platform by extremist actors. Prior to joining Discord, Wilkinson was a Strategic Risk Analyst at TikTok and drove efforts to identify and remove content from organized crime networks in Latin America. At TikTok, he also managed the global elections risk strategy, working to curtail political misinformation and electoral violence. Wilkinson began his career as a political risk consultant at EMPRA in Mexico City, where he advised multinational and diplomatic clients on security and political risks. In 2018, he helped launch Advanced Intelligence Solutions (AIS), a risk analysis firm dedicated to public security research in Latin America. A native of New York, Wilkinson has a bachelor’s degree in Politics and Latin American Studies from Occidental College in Los Angeles.
My network of professionals working on countering hate in all its forms grew exponentially after attending Eradicate Hate in 2021. The myriad voices represented at Eradicate Hate, from big tech companies to academic researchers to those with lived experience, reinforced to me the importance of cross-cutting and collaborative approaches to counter hate and its devastating impacts on society. I’ve been fortunate to sustain and build those networks with many of those I met at Eradicate Hate in 2021.
