Dead Dove: Beyond Blanket Censorship
In an era where content moderation often feels like a blunt instrument—either everything is visible or nothing is—Dead Dove offers a nuanced […]
Beyond the Filter: Porn and Censorship
Brandy and Jeremy speak with journalist Michael McGrady Jr about two growing threats to online sexual expression: financial censorship and age verification […]
The Hidden Dangers of Digital ID Verification Laws
While debates around digital ID verification laws often center on censorship and privacy concerns, there’s a more sinister dimension to these policies […]
Beyond the Filter: Fan Refuge
In this episode of Beyond the Filter, hosts Jeremy and Brandy delve into the creation of Fan Refuge, a new social media […]
Censorship isn’t the answer
Censorship has been a hot button issue recently after payment processors, under the noise generated by the Australian pro-censorship group Collective Shout […]
Upgrade Liberato
Liberato is the foundation of many of COSL’s supported charitable projects. As a nonprofit that values both safety and liberty, our projects […]
Beyond the Filter: Fanfic arrests in China
In this episode, hosts Jeremy and Brandy speak with F15-H (Fish), an artist from Hong Kong now living in mainland China, about […]
Age Verification Provides Neither Safety Nor Liberty
Today, June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Texas’s age verification law in a 6-3 decision that marks a troubling lurch […]
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.