Center for Online Safety and Liberty (COSL) is a s.501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation which acts as the parent entity for multiple independent projects that align with our mission.
Our mission is to empower individuals and communities to thrive online by building safer spaces, fostering creativity, combating harm, and championing digital rights and freedom.
Our current Priority Areas are:
- Safer Hosting: Maintaining online spaces that are safer both for users and for creators.
- Supporting Fans: Promoting self-expression, creativity, and connection in fan communities.
- Cyberbullying and Abuse: Treating online abuse as a preventable public health issue.
- Legal Advocacy: Standing up for the human rights of freedom of expression and privacy online.
Get involved
COSL is an organization powered by volunteers. Whether you’re looking to support an existing project, or have an idea of your own, there’s a place for you here. Your involvement helps us grow and strengthens our ability to make a difference in the world.
Propose a supported project
Do you have a project that supports our mission and fits within one of our priority areas? Are you looking for fiscal sponsorship from a U.S. s.501(c)(3) nonprofit? Contact us with your proposal and our board will consider whether it is a good fit.