Tech Coalition

 The Tech Coalition has a new look! We’ve refreshed our visual identity and launched a new website to better reflect the progress our community is making in protecting children from online sexual exploitation and abuse. 🌐 Explore what’s new: https://lnkd.in/e6rvFvXS 

Today at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Workshop on protecting children online, our President & CEO Sean Litton shared how our members are advancing technologies to prevent child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) on live-streaming platforms. He also highlighted our Lantern program’s role in enabling cross-platform efforts to disrupt OCSEA. Thanks to IGF for the opportunity and to all the panelists for a thoughtful discussion.

The Tech Coalition has worked to bridge the gap between academia and industry by providing funding to cutting-edge research on online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA). In 2024, we provided new research funding to explore the effects of generative AI on OCSEA and received key insights form seven previous research grantees on their work as well. You can learn about our research initiatives and more in the 2024 Annual report: https://lnkd.in/e_wp9WAP

As we reflect on a year of progress and collective impact, we're grateful for the leadership and guidance of our Board of Directors. Thank you to: • Ethan Arenson (Verizon), our Board Chair, • Ravi Sinha/Antigone Davis (Meta), our Board Treasurers this year, • Tami Bhaumik (Roblox), • Kristine Dorrain (Amazon), • Emily C./John Buckley/Kate Charlet (Google), • Margaux Liquard (Yubo), • Lili Nguyen (TikTok), and • Liz Thomas (Microsoft). Additionally, we'd like to take this moment to welcome our newest board officers: Liz Thomas as Chair, Kristine Dorrain as Treasurer, and Viraj Doshi (Snap Inc.) as Secretary, our newest Bridge board member. A sincere thanks to Josh Parecki (Zoom) for his service as his term as Bridge board member concludes. We look forward to continuing our shared mission to advance innovation, collaboration, and action to protect children online.

🌐 We’re pleased to have contributed to UNICEF’s D-CRIA Toolbox — a new resource designed to help companies take proactive steps to identify and assess impacts on children’s rights online. The D-CRIA Toolbox includes step-by-step guidance on child rights impact assessments in the digital space, guidance on stakeholder engagement with children, and insights from industry. You can explore the Toolbox here: http://bit.ly/4dwThrM

Join us on June 5, 2025 at 9am PT / 12pm ET to hear from our panelists about their incredible careers in the Trust and Safety field, including advice on career changes, how to network with fellow Trust and Safety professionals, experience working with global teams, and recommendations on working from home as a Trust and Safety professional. Moderator: Charlotte Willner, Executive Director, Trust & Safety Professional Association Panelists: • Evan Anderson, Manager, Child Safety Operations at OpenAI; ex-Twitter, ex-NCMEC, • Luke M., Critical Response Manager at Bumble Inc.; ex-TikTok, ex-Expedia, • Sarah Mower, Head of Child Safety Investigations at Yahoo; ex-law enforcement, • Zoe Stoll, Child Safety Engineer at OpenAI; ex-Cinder, ex-Meta. There will be an option to submit any questions you have prior to the event in the registration form: https://lnkd.in/eRkFrMvZ

📢 We are #hiring! The Tech Coalition is looking for a new Program Manager to lead the day-to-day operations and engagement strategy for the Lantern program. The ideal candidate will have strong coordination and communication skills, as well as a strategic lens on privacy, human rights, and operational impact. 📍 Remote (U.S.-based) Join us in creating a safer online world for children. Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/ejNHAXMG #TechForGood #TrustSafety

Lantern has proven to be a powerful program in combating online child sexual exploitation and abuse across platforms, enhancing the detection and response to these threats. We have seen new outcomes that would not have been possible without cross-industry collaboration. For every account, URL, and piece of child sexual abuse material actioned against, Lantern participants work towards a safer future for children online. You can take a deeper look at how the Lantern program has made a difference in the 2024 Transparency Report: https://lnkd.in/emKa33YW

💻 Yesterday the Tech Coalition co-hosted a webinar with Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) on the intersections of terrorist and violent extremist online content and child harms. Panelists discussed the evolution of hybridized threat networks targeting children and young people, noting the challenges presented by blurred boundaries between harm types and how various stakeholders are countering this issue. Thank you to GIFCT for hosting this conversation with us and to the panelists for sharing their invaluable expertise. We look forward to continuing these important conversations to protect children online.

🌍 We’re honored to have sponsored the third annual Trust & Safety Professional Association EMEA Summit today in Dublin! Our VP of Programs and Member Success, Kay Chau, hosted a panel on identifying, reporting and mitigating risks of AI generated child sexual exploitation and abuse. Thanks to our members, Chelsea Carlson (OpenAI), Patricia Cartes Andrés (Cantina Labs), and Erika Maskal (Google), for sharing their expertise and insights. Jess Lishak, VP of Public Affairs and Communications, moderated a conversation with leaders from Tremau, Ofcom, and Coimisiún na Meán on balancing protection and empowerment. And Katia Potapov, VP of Membership Development, provided remarks to kick off the event. Thank you to TSPA for having us, and it was great to see so many Tech Coalition members speaking about their efforts and progress in building safer online spaces for children! #TSPAEMEA2025