Global Coalition for Digital Safety

Global Coalition for Digital Safety

Shaping a safer digital future.

Accelerating cooperation to address harmful content and interactions online

Digital safety has become an increasingly important priority for organizations, as online harms have emerged as a significant global risk. As daily life becomes more digital and technologies such as AI continue to evolve,  public-private collaboration is required to help develop guidance and scale effective interventions

The Global Coalition for Digital Safety initiative convenes leaders from across sectors to elevate the importance of digital safety, strengthen online governance, share best practices, and support a safer, more responsible digital ecosystem.

Our focus areas

The Global Coalition for Digital Safety fosters innovation, develops frameworks and advances collaborative action to strengthen digital ecosystems and promote people's safety and well-being.

Global action

Advancing global multi-stakeholder action for a safer digital environment. 

Digital safety toolkit

Creating a toolkit for design, interventions, and risk assessment.

Digital trust framework

Building trust as the foundation for safety, innovation, and technology adoption.

Digital literacy and information integrity

Strengthening individual literacy and the reliability of the information ecosystem.

Our impact

Through research, insights, and knowledge exchange, we aim to drive digital safety forward.

Thought leadership

We host sessions at Forum meetings and other global events to share insights and advance digital safety with a global audience. 

Digital safety guidance

We provide insights and guidance to help organizations better understand digital safety risks and implement protection measures.

Multistakeholder dialogue

We hold several global workshops and meetings annually to foster knowledge exchange, gather insights, and drive collaboration.

Our latest publications

Children’s Safety and Well-Being in the Age of AI: Best Practices and Incentives

This paper presents a set of best practices for implementation across the AI value chain, alongside incentives to encourage their adoption.

 Preparing for the Future: The Pillars of Digital Safety Foresight

This report introduces the pillars for digital safety foresight and the key response pathways to ensure foresight is turned into action.

Rethinking Media Literacy: A New Ecosystem Model for Information Integrity

This report presents a framework for a whole-of-society approach to MIL, grounded in two models: the disinformation life cycle and the socio-ecological model.


The Intervention Journey: A Roadmap to Effective Digital Safety Measures

This report proposes a detailed plan for how to develop and implement effective digital safety interventions that are proactive, adaptable, and transparent.

Discover more about digital safety

Artilce

AI is reshaping childhood. How do we protect the next generation?

Agustina Callegari and Daegan Kingery

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October 2026

Article

Building safer systems for a changing digital future

Julie Inman Grant, David Sullivan, Cathy Li, and Agustina Callegari

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June 2026

ARTICLE

Real-time deepfakes are rewriting the rules of child safety

Ben Colman

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April 2026

Article

How to design safer digital systems for children in the age of AI

Cathy Li and Agustina Callegari

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March 2026

video - davos, Annual meeting 2026

Parenting in an Anxious World

World Economic Forum

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January 2026

Article

Why building trust and literacy in AI is essential for digital safety

Agustina Callegari and Daegan Kingery

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December 2025

Video

How much does your AI chatbot really know about you?

World Economic Forum

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October 2025

Join us in creating a safe and responsible digital ecosystem

Together we can advance digital safety in tackling that challenges of today and tomorrow.

Global Coalition for Digital Safety

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