Tech Coalition

👾 That's a wrap! Our very own Kay Chau moderated the Designing for Safety in gaming to combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse, featuring panelists from TC-member companies: Anne Hobson, PhD (Meta), Paul Sanders (Sony Interactive Entertainment), Chris Marino (Roblox), and Holly L. (Twitch). Thank you to Thriving in Games Group (prev. Fair Play Alliance) for the opportunity bring awareness to such an critical topic and highlighting the importance of collaborative action! #GDC2025

🚨 We are #hiring! The Tech Coalition is looking for a D.C.-based Director of Administration (10+ years) to manage the full suite of financial and administrative functions for our mission of combatting online child sexual exploitation and abuse. Apply now or share with those who may be interested: #TechForGood #TrustSafety #Administration #Operations https://lnkd.in/eWC53hNU

On March 17, our VP of Programs and Member Success, Kay Chau, will be heading to San Francisco to moderate the Designing for Safety panel at the Thriving in Games Group (prev. Fair Play Alliance) Developer Summit. Kay will be joined by several of our TC Members, including: • Anne Hobson, PhD, Policy Manager, Reality Labs (Meta) • Paul Sanders, Director of Engineering (Sony Interactive Entertainment) • Chris Marino, Senior Product Manger (Roblox) • Holly L., Senior Compliance Manager, Customer Trust (Twitch) The discussion will cover critical issues around online child sexual exploitation and abuse and how safety by design can address these harms. #GDC2025 https://lnkd.in/ecRrfE3k

🗓️ Are you a tech company interested in joining our Pathways Fireside chat about The State of Combatting CSAM Tech in 2025? Hosted on March 13th at 12pm ET, this webinar will dive into hashing and matching, classifiers, signal sharing, and more, and is exclusive to Pathways participants and TC Members. Our Tech Innovation Lead, Lauren Tharp, will moderate the discussion with Vincent Courson (T&S Partnerships, Google), Adrian Chandley (Principal Architect, Microsoft) and David Callies (Software Engineer, Meta). By joining Pathways, you can attend discussions like these, as well as gain access to a resource hub, the ability to license child safety technology, and more. More information on how to join: https://lnkd.in/ePDjVS4F

🌏 This week, our Tech Innovation Lead Lauren Tharp went to Taipei to speak on the Safe Digital Futures: Designing for Thriving Children’s Mental Health panel at #RightsCon2025. Lauren was joined by Isabelle S. (Global Youth-Led Movement on Ending Violence Against Children) and Dr Sandersan Onie (Black Dog Institute), with hosts Marija Manojlovic and Natalie Shoup (Safe Online). Together, they discussed the emerging risks and opportunities that technologies introduce for children and youth, as well as solutions that have worked to make the digital world safer for children. In particular, they discussed our Lantern program’s efficacy in combatting online child sexual exploitation and abuse. The panel strengthened our resolve to work together across industries to create a safer online world for children. Thank you again to RightsCon for giving the Tech Coalition the opportunity to provide our perspective on such an important issue! #TechCoalition #ChildSafety

For the past three years, one of our members, Snap Inc., has been commissioning research covering Gen Z digital well-being. The results for 2024 are now available. https://lnkd.in/eGZJkhA3

Today is #SaferInternetDay2025, but we and our members are working to make the internet safer all year long by combatting child sexual exploitation and abuse online.We convene and align the tech industry to share knowledge, pool resources, and take collective action to tackle these pervasive threats. The Tech Coalition is driven by the belief that children deserve a digital world where they can safely explore, play, and learn—and that collaboration, innovation, and accountability are essential to creating this reality. Thank you to our members for working so diligently with us, and let's keep working towards a bright future for children online!

👾 We're thrilled to have contributed a guide on combating online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) in gaming to Thriving in Games Group (prev. Fair Play Alliance)'s Playbook! In this guide, we identify the various forms OCSEA can take and what gaming companies can do to recognize, take action, and prevent these harms from happening on their platforms. Read our guide in the Digital Thriving Playbook: https://lnkd.in/diBq-pFW

💻 Thank you to everyone who joined the DSA Transparency webinar yesterday. We had a great discussion on upcoming regulation requirements for OCSEA with Agne Kaarlep (Tremau), Despina Papageorge (Cloudflare), and Antonella Zarra (European Commission)! If you couldn’t make it, a recording of the webinar is publicly available on the Tech Coalition’s Knowledge Hub: https://lnkd.in/eeWXsXVx

📢 We're thrilled to announce that the Tech Coalition is now a sublicensor of Microsoft's PhotoDNA! Through the Tech Coalition, companies can now leverage PhotoDNA to detect and combat harmful content, including child sexual abuse material (CSAM), terrorist content, and non-consensual adult imagery. Our streamlined licensing process ensures that companies of all sizes can quickly integrate this powerful tool and enhance their platform's safety. Learn more about our sublicensing agreement and join us in the fight against online exploitation: https://lnkd.in/e6r_nX4h