Director of Tech Policy and Strategy
Sarah Pollack is a trust and safety and public affairs expert focused on countering terrorism and violent extremism and their relationships to other online harm spaces. After leading communications for Meta’s global counter terrorism and violent extremism program, Pollack has advised tech companies, non-profit organizations, and academic research collectives focused on online trust and safety. Working with the leading tech-led initiatives focused on child safety and counterterrorism, Pollack has designed successful strategies for launching and updating cross-platform technical solutions that increase prevention and detection capabilities through responsible information-sharing and well-informed policies and practices. Pollack has further advised and led company and organizational leadership teams on meaningful stakeholder engagement work that informs and improves trust and safety practices, and herself has presented these important practices to global leaders such as the United Nations Security Council, worldwide media outlets, senior government officials, and experts working in civil society and academia. Passionate about this work and the global community of professionals dedicated to combating harm online, Pollack looks forward to the opportunity to continue supporting efforts to make the internet a safer place.
| by Sierra Abukins
Researchers at our Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism (CTEC) have published key insights into the dynamics at play in the elections, including the weaponization of conspiracy theories, the mainstreaming of hate speech and extremism perpetuated by governments.
