David Thiel

Big Data Architect and Chief Technology Officer, Stanford Internet Observatory

David is the Big Data Architect and Chief Technology Officer of the Stanford Internet Observatory, as well as co-managing editor for the Journal of Online Trust and Safety. Prior to Stanford, David worked at Facebook, primarily focusing on security and safety for Facebook Connectivity, a collection of projects aimed at providing better internet connectivity to unconnected or underconnected communities.

His current primary areas of research interest are alt-platforms, political misinformation, child safety and NCII.