Ideas, analysis, and perspectives on digital safeguarding architecture.
In digital platforms, 'Trust & Safety' and 'safeguarding' are often used interchangeably. They shouldn't be. They describe different disciplines, ask different questions, and engage at different points in the risk lifecycle.The confusion isn't just semantic. It shapes how orga...
Yesterday, a New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million for misleading users about child safety...
Much of the digital safety conversation is dominated by detection. Platforms point to moderation tools, automated alerts, and response protocols designed to identify harm once it occurs. These mechanisms are visible, auditable, and comparatively easy to evidence. They matter, ...
The UK is considering banning under-16s from social media. Age restrictions address access, not architecture. Here's why bans alone won't solve the child safety problem.
The Online Safety Act (OSA) is now the primary regulatory framework for digital platforms operating in the UK. Ofcom is issuing codes of practice, platforms are conducting risk assessments, and compliance teams are working through implementation.This is progress. For years, pl...
When digital harm results in litigation, regulatory action, or insured loss, the debate rarely centres on intent. It centres on foreseeability: What risks were known, or should reasonably have been known and at what point in the system were they governed? In recent years, sign...