Jonathon Deedman
Online Safety Policy Associate, Ofcom
2025
Jonathon is an Online Safety Policy Associate in Ofcom’s Online Safety Group, operating in their Hate, Terrorism, and Suicide team. Jonathon has studied politics, ideology, counter-terrorism, and the extreme right wing at the University of Exeter, the Australian National University, and Richmond, the American International University in London. Jonathon has been working at the nexus of tech and extremism for the last 4 years, with a particular focus on the contemporary misuse of AI-powered tech and gaming spaces by hateful and terroristic actors.
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.
