We bring key actors together to create a digital world that's safe and empowering for all children and young people, everywhere.

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Strengthening systems

Strengthening systems, creating incentives for action though norms change, policies and advanced regulation.

Build the foundations of the ecosystem. Support effective action at all levels to prevent and respond to online CSEA and related harms to children. Strengthen systems, key infrastructure and services. Create incentives for action though norms change, policies and advanced regulation.

Research and data

Generating large-scale and actionable research to inform the design of digital platforms and government services.

Generate new evidence and data. Understand children’s experiences online, emerging threats and trends, and what works to tackle them. Create and promote a global evidence base to support the ecosystem, reduce duplication of effort and improve resource targeting.

Technology
and tools

Designing technology tools that protect children and disrupt harmful behaviours and offending. 

Design, test and develop technology solutions. Design tools that can feed into the wider ecosystem and support the whole system approach. Increase access to cutting-edge online safety technologies. Promote tools that are shareable and adaptable, and create efficiencies in online CSEA prevention and response efforts.

Funding changemakers thought leaders life changers

Our investments help generate new knowledge and evidence, supporting organisations across sectors to strengthen collaboration and cooperation with governments, the public, civil society, tech companies and key decision makers.

The evidence generated from our investments informs and strengthens advocacy to governments, industry and other key stakeholders to prioritise online child safety in their policies, budgets and business practices.

We have much more to do and we look forward to collaborating with an ever widening set of partners, donors and grantees to make the internet safe for children everywhere.

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Meet the new Safe Online Grantees

Safe Online awarded 23 new grantees $10 million to join the fight against online child sexual exploitation and abuse. Find out how these new projects will be tackling digital harms.

Our blog

What is digital safety and how do we measure it?

A recent white paper by the World Economic Forum’s Global Coalition for Digital Safety highlights the critical need for assessing digital safety. It provides a roadmap to navigate the complexities of measuring digital safety in the context of ongoing technological advancements and evolving regulatory frameworks.

Story from our Grantee

Hear from our grantee: Age Check Certification Scheme Why Age Assurance is key to empowering children in the digital age

Hosted in collaboration with the British Standards Institution (BSI), this groundbreaking summit united over 700 global stakeholders to affirm a bold declaration: “Age Assurance Can Be Done!” With a focus on safeguarding children online, the summit produced a landmark Communique on Age Assurance, outlining principles like prioritising individual rights and data minimisation. Safe Online grantee, Age Assurance Certification Scheme, explains why age assurance is critical, the role of the first-ever Communique on Age Assurance and the way forward from this landmark Summit.

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Our purpose in detail

We are here to ensure every child and young person grows in to the digital world feeling safe, and is protected from harm.

We support, champion, and invest in innovative partners from the public, private, and third sectors working towards the same objective.

We believe in equipping guardians and young people with the skills to understand and see danger themselves once accessing digital experiences without supervision.

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