Photo Bombs: Social Media in the Palestine and Iran Conflicts
The conflicts that have gone on in the Middle East have always been a hot topic of discussion. People have been killed […]
Modtools.io
Modtools.io is COSL’s project to develop a suite of open source trust and safety tools that uphold safety and liberty as equal […]
The ‘Keep Kids Safe’ Law That Doesn’t Keep Anyone Safe
We’ve all done it. Mindlessly typed in your birthday on a website asking you to verify your age. Maybe you felt a […]
Drawing the Line at RightsCon
In February 2026, UNICEF issued a statement calling on countries to expand criminal law definitions of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to […]
Children can easily become targets of dangerous people online – how can you keep them safe?
The current release of documents connected to the Jeffrey Epstein case has revived public attention on child sexual exploitation. High-profile cases like […]
When Governments Criminalize Fiction, Real Victims Pay the Price
Recent proposals in the United Kingdom to criminalize certain forms of pornography illustrate a growing policy problem: the increasing willingness of governments […]
Beyond the Filter: Sexual Content Online: Who Gets Protected and Who Gets Policed?
In the season finale of Beyond the Filter, Jeremy and Brandy are joined by Shambhawi Paudel (ILGA Asia) and Mar Díaz (digital rights […]
Deepfakes, Fiction, and the Future of CSAM Law
On February 10, 2026, Australian author Lauren Ashley Matrosa was convicted of possessing and distributing child abuse material. However, no children were […]
Living under the ICE age – How the agency is surveilling people and what you can do to prevent it
Since President Trump was reelected, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has gone on a rampage to detain and deport people in our communities. […]
Beyond the Filter: Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence
In this episode of Beyond the Filter, Brandy and Jeremy examine how gender-based harm is being amplified by digital platforms and AI tools, […]