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Current Roles policy assigns TDC appointment. Listed members are individuals with professional affiliations; no employer-reserved seats or donor veto established.
ROOST Board → ROOST — Robust Open Online Safety Tools Inc
Current team names individual members and affiliations. December 2025 inaugural-board announcement does not establish first existence because February launch already named a chair. Corporate reserved seats, donor vetoes, appointment/removal and budget rules remain not obtained.
ROOST Board → ROOST Technical Design Committee
Current Roles policy expressly assigns appointment to the Board. It is an undated current rule, distinct from November 2025 initial recruitment by ROOST and future selection design.
Clint Smith → ROOST Board
Current team page lists Smith as co-chair; December 2025 announcement used Chair. This is a named individual office, not proof Discord appoints or controls that seat.
ROOST Board → is the published governing board → ROOST — Robust Open Online Safety Tools Inc
Current team names individual members and affiliations. December 2025 inaugural-board announcement does not establish first existence because February launch already named a chair. Corporate reserved seats, donor vetoes, appointment/removal and budget rules remain not obtained.
ROOST Board → appoints the Technical Design Committee → ROOST Technical Design Committee
Current Roles policy expressly assigns appointment to the Board. It is an undated current rule, distinct from November 2025 initial recruitment by ROOST and future selection design.
Clint Smith → is listed as a current co-chair → ROOST Board
Current team page lists Smith as co-chair; December 2025 announcement used Chair. This is a named individual office, not proof Discord appoints or controls that seat.