Fiction or Felony? The Blurring of Art and Abuse
When Danish AI artist “Barry Coty” was arrested in 2023, it came as a surprise. He had believed that the fantasy AI […]
Fan Refuge
Fan Refuge is a new, inclusive and safe fan community built on open source Trust & Safety tools.
Beyond the Filter: Aurélie Petit on Censorship of Animated Porn and its Limits
This month on Beyond the Filter, Brandy and Jeremy are joined by Aurélie Petit, PhD candidate in Film Studies at Concordia University […]
Fight the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act
The government is coming for your rights, and H.R.3297—the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act—is the weapon they’re wielding. Introduced on May 8, 2025, […]
Harmful to Minors
Happy May! I’m Caden, a technologist with COSL, and on behalf of COSL, I’d like to start the month by announcing the […]
Beyond the Filter: Project 2025
Under Trump and Project 2025, censorship isn’t creeping in — it’s charging full force. From gutting public media and defunding the arts […]
The Fight for Secure Communication: Why Encryption Backdoors Threaten Us All
In January 2025, the UK government secretly ordered Apple to unlock its end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups, demanding “blanket access” to user data […]
Beyond the Filter: Pilot Episode
In the inaugural episode of Beyond the Filter, hosts Jeremy Malcolm and Brandy Brightman discuss the complexities of censorship in the digital […]
Age Verification Laws: Trading Privacy for Protection That Doesn’t Work
Over twenty U.S. states have passed or are pushing laws that hold websites liable to civil lawsuits if they host material deemed […]
Liberato
Liberato is COSL’s flagship project under our safer hosting priority area. It is a non-profit project to host websites and dedicated virtual […]