A new Stanford Internet Observatory report examines how to improve the CyberTipline pipeline from dozens of interviews with tech companies, law enforcement and the nonprofit that runs the U.S. online ...

Computer-generated child sex abuse imagery poses significant challenges to law enforcement, including constitutional limits on criminal prosecutions.

A new report identifies hundreds of instances of exploitative images of children in a public dataset used for AI text-to-image generation models.

A new research initiative offers funding to researchers studying trust and safety in the majority world. Applications due January 30, 2024

The sold-out conference united and inspired researchers examining how we can build confidence and reduce harm in our online ecosystems.

Riana Pfefferkorn & Callum Voge show how sustained public pressure can stop authorities from gaining access to or using encrypted data.

Power to the People: The Encryption Summit Time: 11:00 am- 11:50 am Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023 We are living in a golden age of encryption – when more people have access to this key security t...

Decentralized social networks may be the new model for social media, but their lack of a central moderation function make it more difficult to combat online abuse.

Journal of Online Trust and Safety

Rebecca Rand & Shelby Grossman on AI propaganda; Justin Hendrix, Kirsty Park & Stephan Mündges on the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation.

An advocacy group is starting a $2 million campaign calling for the company to better police materials on its products and services.

New report finds an increasingly decentralized social media landscape offers users more choice, but poses technical challenges for addressing child exploitation and other online abuse.