Online child protection
Overview
We’ve designed a three-pronged, industry-leading strategy for protecting young people online. First, we want to prevent damage from occurring in the first place. We accomplish this by implementing zero-tolerance rules and using cutting-edge preventive solutions. Then, we make it simple to report possible hazards, and we respond by taking action. We continuously cooperate with worldwide experts and industry partners to improve our tools for keeping young people safe.
Building a child protection ecosystem
Our work to safeguard children extends to the broader internet. We recognize the power of cross-industry collaboration to create a child safety ecosystem.
Since 2016, we have hosted regular child safety hackathons with NGOs. These events focus on coding and prototyping projects focused on making the internet a safer place for children. Likewise, our photo and video-matching technologies have been open source since 2019. By contributing back to the tech industry with this code, we hope to enable more companies to keep their services safe. In 2020, we collaborated with partners across the industry to establish Project Protect. This coalition is designed to protect young people online and guide the work of the Technology Coalition for the next 15 years.
Internally, we work closely with our safety advisors, which includes experts and NGOs from around the world. Our efforts include developing industry best practices, building and sharing technology to fight online child exploitation and supporting victim services.