Fergal Browne is an Outreach and Partnerships Manager at TikTok with a focus on combatting Hate Speech, Harassment and Bullying. He is responsible for managing and cultivating external partnerships for TikTok’s Trust & Safety team to support in building out principled polices for TikTok’s Community Guidelines, connect TikTok users to information and resources that will help keep them safe online, and garner insights from experts on new trends and issues as they arise. He has worked in Safety for over a decade at a number of tech platforms and previously worked as a journalist.
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.
