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Meghan Rahill

The Bronx,NY

Summary

Trust and Safety Policy and Enforcement specialist, and expert in violence and crime policy verticals. SME in violent extremism, with practical experience in hate speech and harassment, human exploitation, violent and graphic content, trade of illegal and regulated goods, and newsworthy content. Direct involvement in operationalizing effective product policies and scaled enforcement solutions. Experience in creating first ever crossfunctional SOPs and data-driven behavioral and intel based enforcement solutions with intel, enforcement, and product teams.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Policy Violence and Crime Specialist

US Data Security, TikTok
01.2023 - Current

1. Successfully managed an over 90% accuracy rate for US violence and crime policy issue areas by engaging in the following:

  • Creation and launch of over 5 specialized high harm queues with automated recall strategies for high harm trends and users, and specialized training and calibration to moderators;
  • Launched over 50 specialized guidances and breakout sessions for moderators on high harm incidents to ensure accuracy was maintained during crises;
  • Managed specialized calibration sessions to reduce overkill and appeals rates, and increase human moderation accuracy WOW.

2. Created scaled strategies for proactive enforcement of high harm content, and swift reaction to high harm threats

  • Lead XFN initiative which reduced Mass Casualty Attack escalation handling time to under 30 minutes, live room time to close to under 5 minutes by operationalizing real time checklist and identifying product gaps for incidents across teams of over 200+ people;
  • Lead and launch of XFN SOP between policy, intel, and investigations teams, to implement effective automated detections with prioritization strategies, requirements for policy oversite, and required accuracy rates for implementation.


Content Policy Analyst, Violent Threats

TikTok
03.2022 - 12.2022
  • Co-created primary violent extremism policies for the platform, including violent threats, incitement, and the promotion of terrorism.
  • Managed designations database for violent extremism and hate groups in the US markets, overseeing end to end process of designation, escalation, enforcement, and scaled solutions.
  • Developed first ever data-driven assessment of US content to identify product, policy, and moderation gaps at scale in relation to grey area incitement and threats of violence.
  • Assessed and enforced content related to over 9 violent extremist entities, and 16 entities posing a threat to midterm elections in 2022.
  • Lead 2022 risk analysis on threat of potential livestream mass casualty attacks.
  • Played an integral role as a first responder and policy lead in over 6 VE related escalations.

Senior Project Manager and Research Associate

Middlebury Institute Of International Studies CTEC
01.2021 - 03.2022
  • Successfully led team of seven in confidential online extremism content monitoring initiative for social media and government clients.
  • Consolidated on-platform trends in extremism, integrity and authenticity, and hateful ideologies and recommend policy and enforcement strategies.
  • Successfully produced 12 intel briefings and 12 policy specific briefings in 2021 for major social media client.
  • Awarded the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Department of Homeland Security Grant 2021.


Managing Director

The ‘MPOWER Project
12.2020 - 01.2021
  • Managing Director of organization which used key audience insights to develop regional preventing violent extremism (PVE) solutions framed around the key grievances of the particular vulnerable audience.
  • Sucessfully launched pilot phase of the organization; managing all grant applications, networking and collaborating with stakeholders and investors such as GIFCT.
  • Strategized the implementation of multiple regional extremism related consultancies for government institutions.

Education

Master of Arts - Criminal Justice

John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY
2018

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, International Studies

Saint Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY
2017

Skills

  • Trust and Safety Product Policy
  • Expert in Violent Extremism and Counter-Terrorism
  • Development of Innovative Enforcement Solutions
  • Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
  • Threat Analysis
  • Open Source Research
  • Strategic Planning and Problem Solving
  • Program and Project Management

Timeline

Product Policy Violence and Crime Specialist

US Data Security, TikTok
01.2023 - Current

Content Policy Analyst, Violent Threats

TikTok
03.2022 - 12.2022

Senior Project Manager and Research Associate

Middlebury Institute Of International Studies CTEC
01.2021 - 03.2022

Managing Director

The ‘MPOWER Project
12.2020 - 01.2021

Master of Arts - Criminal Justice

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, International Studies

Saint Bonaventure University