Platform Risk Assessment Framework

1. Purpose

The Platform Risk Assessment Framework ensures that Vexor continuously evaluates risks associated with user-generated content, emerging behavioral patterns, platform features, algorithmic systems, and global societal issues. The purpose of this framework is to:

• Identify and classify high-impact risks to user safety, community well-being, and platform operations
• Mitigate exposure to illegal content, exploitation, misinformation, and systemic abuse
• Monitor and reduce algorithmic harms, unintended amplification, or discriminatory outcomes
• Support compliance with legal and regulatory obligations for large-scale platforms
• Enable transparent, data-driven reporting for regulators, partners, and the public

2. Core Risk Categories

Vexor evaluates multiple risk domains to ensure a comprehensive understanding of potential harms:

• Child Safety & Grooming Risks: Sexual exploitation, luring, harmful challenges, and harmful adult–minor interactions.
• Violence, Radicalization & Dangerous Acts: Violent content, extremist material, dangerous stunts, and harmful trends.
• Misinformation & Political Manipulation: Elections, public-health misinformation, crisis manipulation, synthetic media misuse, and coordinated influence operations.
• Data Protection & Security Risks: Unauthorized access, data breaches, device fingerprinting, and vulnerabilities affecting personal information.
• Algorithmic Harms: Biased ranking, unintended amplification of harmful content, echo chambers, or disproportionate impact on vulnerable groups.
• Fraud, Scams & Financial Abuse: Monetization fraud, malicious fundraising, impersonation, and deceptive commercial practices.
• Platform Integrity Risks: Spam networks, botnets, coordinated inauthentic behavior, and manipulation of engagement metrics.

3. Assessment Cycle

Vexor performs both recurring and event-driven assessments to ensure continuous risk visibility. These assessments include:

• Quarterly Internal Reviews: Continuous evaluation of emerging harms, system performance, new features, and detection accuracy.
• Annual Independent Audits: External audits by qualified third parties examining algorithmic transparency, systemic risks, and compliance with global regulations.
• Automated Stress-Testing: Machine simulations that probe the platform for vulnerabilities related to recommendation systems, spam resilience, and behavioral anomalies.
• Pre-Launch Feature Risk Assessments: Every new major feature undergoes safety, privacy, and algorithmic impact evaluation before rollout.
• Event-Based Crisis Assessments: Triggered during elections, conflicts, disasters, or abnormal threat spikes.

4. Mitigation Measures

Once risks are identified, Vexor implements a structured mitigation process to minimize potential harm. Mitigation methods include:

• AI Filters & Real-Time Detection Systems: Automated identification of illegal content, grooming attempts, misinformation patterns, and harmful behavior.
• Prioritized Human Review: Specialist moderation teams review high-risk cases, particularly those involving minors, violent content, or political manipulation.
• Age-Restriction & Access Controls: High-risk content may be age-gated or hidden from minors entirely.
• Content Throttling & Distribution Controls: Down-ranking or limiting the reach of borderline or high-risk content categories.
• Platform Hardening: Strengthening internal security, integrity systems, and anti-exploitation protections.
• Policy Updates & Enforcement Adjustments: Policies evolve based on audit findings, user behavior, legal changes, or safety trends.

5. Governance & Reporting

Risk assessments are reviewed by Vexor’s senior leadership, Safety Governance Board, and relevant compliance teams. Insights from these assessments inform:

• Quarterly and annual transparency reports
• Algorithmic transparency summaries
• DSA and Online Safety Act compliance filings
• Feature rollout decisions and policy updates
• Law enforcement and regulatory responses when required

6. Contact

For inquiries about Vexor’s risk frameworks, regulatory reporting, or enterprise governance processes:

Risk Office: risk@vexor.to
Compliance & Governance: compliance@vexor.to
Safety & Integrity: safety@vexor.to