Welcome to the
Our mission is to bring together passionate individuals to identify and build innovative solutions that address the challenges facing online platforms and communities.
Innovative ideas from T&S professionals
Every T&S Hackathon features small breakout groups where members develop solutions to solve some of the biggest issues facing online platforms today.
- Hate & Harassment
- CSAM
- Age Determination
- Scams & Fraud
- Severe Harm
- Signal Sharing
- AI-Generated Harm
- Systemic Risk
- Regulatory Compliance
- Policy Enforcement
- Localization
- Trauma & Wellness
- and more!
How The T&S Hackathons Work
We're a volunteer-driven program bringing together passionate individuals around the world for the purpose of protecting users no matter where they roam online.
Acting as individuals
Participants take part as a private individual. Any statements, ideas, and views are their own and do not represent a company or organization.
Chatham House Rule
Hackathons are off the record. Participants are free to use information received, but neither identity nor affiliation or participants may be revealed.
Knowledge, not secrets
The T&S Hackathon is for sharing ideas, trends, and non-proprietary information. Sharing anything confidential or similar is strictly forbidden.
Driven by values
All participants agree to a code of conduct and a set of values. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, courage, curiosity, and fun among many others.
Discover Past & Future T&S Hackathons
We're proud to host an array of hackathons around the world and online:
Ghana Hackathon - June 2024
This event, centered around the central theme of 'Securing the Digital Frontier,’ aims to develop innovative cybersecurity solutions to address Ghana's growing concerns about Cyberbullying and Sextortion.
Safety by Design Hackathon - April 2024
The Trust & Safety Hackathon team, supported by Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, is hosting a virtual hackathon to improve adoption and coverage of Safety by Design.
Paris - November 2023
The second Trust & Safety Hackathon took place in Paris the day before the Paris Peace Forum. Dozens of T&S professionals, regulators, researchers, press, and students gathered together to develop ideas for the prompt "How can we work together to prevent the creation and spread of illegal content?"
San Francisco - July 2023
The first Trust & Safety Hackathon took place in San Francisco the day before the second annual TrustCon, an industry conference for T&S professionals. The T&S Hackathon was an overwhelming success with more than 25 ideas generated by 500+ people.
Testimonials
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Want to sponsor or host a T&S Hackathon? Let's chat.
We partner with leading foundations and companies to make the Trust & Safety Hackathon happen. Are you interested in sponsoring an upcoming event, or want us to run an event for your organization? Please reach out!
Email us anytime at hello [at] trustsafety.net or by using the form.