IFTAS

Funding Challenges and the Future of Our Work

Over the past two years Independent Federated Trust and Safety (IFTAS) has provided crucial support to independent, decentralised social media moderators, administrators, and community managers. Ou…

Announcing the Modal Foundation - Updates from the Modal Foundation

We're a nonprofit dedicated to supporting decentralized social technologies that help people create, circulate and discover trustworthy information.

W Don't Have Time (@wdonthavetime.selfhosted.social)

"Trust community, not wealth" Holding power accountable on the open social web. https://woosh.link/wdonthavetime.selfhosted.social

CivilServant: Citizen Science for Online Communities - Citizens and Technology Lab

Moderators of online communities, often volunteers, work hard to protect their communities from harassment, misinformation, trolls, and other online harms. But which policies and procedures actually work?

Imagining a Safer Future for Content Moderators

Through this blog series, we are exploring what the world can look like when technology is designed and deployed for the benefit of all.

W Don't Have Time | Offprint

"Trust community, not wealth" Holding power accountable on the open social web.

New Paradigms in Trust and Safety: Navigating Defederation on Decentralized Social Media Platforms

Defederation on decentralized social media offers new possibilities for online governance. Experts consider how it can be used responsibly, in a way that balances speech and safety.

Welcome to the Web of Trust

Empowering individuals to co-create decentralized systems for lasting mutual benefit.

Volunteering, Nonprofit Jobs, and Community

Find volunteer opportunities, nonprofit jobs, social-impact opportunities and more on the Idealist platform.

Scaling trust on the web

The Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web's report on gaps and opportunities for how the next generation of online spaces will be built.

Ground Control: Volunteer where it counts

We've evaluated hundreds of organizations to find opportunities open to anyone, immediately impactful, and ready to accept your help.

ModGov - Governance for online communities

A simple, flexible framework that helps online communities create shared rules, elect representative moderators, and ensure stability.

Trust & Safety Library - Trust & Safety Professional Association

Welcome to the Trust & Safety Library! We use this space to collect articles, blog posts, journal articles, lectures, podcasts, and websites that trust and safety professionals may find useful in developing policies, supporting moderators, building systems to detect violations, and generally deepening their practice. We welcome your submissions and feedback. This project was initially

‘We feel that we were used’: Nonprofits after Chan Zuckerberg dropped social advocacy

A year after CZI ended social advocacy grants, nonprofits share lessons on funding loss, budget gaps, and surviving donor shifts.

Modal Foundation

Supporting decentralized social tech and open standards to create trustworthy, public-interest social media alternatives and ensure access to vital information.