🧵The session "Building the case for prevention" at the @WeProtect #FocusOnTheFuture event highlighted the urgent need to shift from reactive to proactive approaches. @MarijaMano Executive Director of @SafeOnline, led a powerful discussion, emphasizing👇

Building the case for prevention at the We Protect Global Summit 2024! Great to explore perspectives on ways we can strengthen our collective understanding and strategies for preventing abuse. #FocusOnTheFuture

@MarijaMano @SafeOnlineFund @CamillaWalterss @RestlessDev @WeProtect @McfRhiannon @UN_EndViolence @UNICEF @FundacionPlan @DrennanIain @juliecordua @thorn @Winthernet @ECPAT @INTERPOL_HQ @Childlight_ @UNICEFInnocenti @together4girls @DanielaLigiero @govbr @GovernmentZA @GovtOfKenya @USAID @The_DSD @ReginaJensd @coe @BalaamAteenyiDr @AliciaH_1 @FCDOGovUK @SeanLitton @tech_coalition @katehamptongray @CIFFchild “It’s gonna take all of us to #BeBrave. The name of our movement is a conviction, we must be brave so that children can be safe, and it’s also an invitation. Join us and be brave with us as we tackle these issues and make the world safer for kids.” -@DanielaLigiero delivers

It's a wrap! 👏 The conference has set the stage for global action. Now, it's time to turn words into tangible changes that will protect children in the digital age. 📹If you missed it, here is the recording: https://t.co/CE4rL0qtRK #Act4OnlineSafety #SafeOnline

Today, we stand united at the 'Safe Digital Futures for Children' event in Bogotá, bringing together world leaders, advocates & survivors to tackle online harms against children. As technology evolves, so must our efforts to protect them" 📢 @MarijaMano kicks off the event.

“We know we cannot achieve a world free from violence against children without addressing the rapidly growing risks and harms in digital spaces.” - @MarijaMano of @SafeOnlineFund kicks off the #SafeDigitalFutures event ahead of the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending

🚨The new Open Letter "A historic opportunity to protect children from digital harms" by @SafeOnlinefund @BeBraveGlobal @WeProtect is out now. Learn why the Global Ministerial Conference in Bogotá is a crucial moment for child safety online 👉 https://t.co/bdqp4E5uKp

Breaking: @DanielaLigiero, @MarijaMano and @DrennanIain have written an open letter to world leaders on protecting children from online harm. As global leaders meet in Colombia next month, this is a must-read for anyone concerned about child safety in the digital age. Read it

‘There is no health without mental health’ @DrTedros at the @WHO Mental Health forum. @SafeOnlineFund is partnering with WHO to put the spotlight & come up with scalable solutions for children’s mental health & safety in the digital age. #safeonline4MH

🔍 The Data for Change Initiative continues! Our 3rd annual meet up of @SafeOnlineFund #Data4Change community @Google offices in London. Participants are mapping the online #CSEA data ecosystem and planning actionable solutions. #SafeOnline

About to kick off our 3rd annual meet up of @SafeOnlineFund #Data4Change community @Google offices in London. This year we’re rolling our sleeves up to build the foundations of a healthy data ecosystem to prevent online harms to kids. Thanks to @oakfnd @ukhomeoffice the support.

We can drive change by prioritizing safety by design and focusing on children's digital wellbeing. Bringing researchers and engineers together fosters impactful collaboration—there's so much we can learn from each other. 📢 @MarijaMano at the #SafeOnline research fund convening.

#AI companies cannot audit themselves. ‘What would we know about climate change or impacts of tobacco on our health if we had let oil and tobacco companies audit themselves’ Prof Hui Kyong Chun @whkchun at #UNGA2024

Kicking off the week with OpenAI’s Sam Altman @sama & Deputy UNSG @AminaJMohammed talking about tech and human development. Amina being firm on the need for AI to be safe & anchored in human rights. #AI cannot operate independently from human needs & it needs to serve them.

In the digital #Children are too often sacrificed for profit. This is a system failure- as @MarijaMano said we need bold regulation and #safetybydesign must be baked into the very DNA. Otherwise, as @tweetinjules warns we’ll be playing Whac-A-Mole until we tackle the root cause.

Kicking off with a fireside chat featuring @tweetinjules Australia's @eSafetyOffice Commissioner, in conversation with our @SafeOnline Executive Director @MarijaMano. Discussing upstream approaches to promote youth online safety and tackle emerging threats. #SafeOnline

Congrats to @UN_EndViolence Najat Maalla M’jid, @WHO & @UNICEF for an amazing gathering of 40 Pathfinding countries championing ending violence against children! Youth champions are demanding accountability from social media platforms in ensuring children’s safety online.

“There is a concerning discrepancy between the number of UK child abuse image crimes taking place on Apple’s services and the almost negligible number of global reports of abuse content they make to authorities" - @RichCCollard of the @NSPCC

🌟Countdown! It’s 100 days until the first-ever Violence Against Children Ministerial Conference in Colombia! We are in London today to launch the documentary #BeyondTheScreen: Hidden Voices of Online Abuse. I am honored to share the stage with @McfRhiannon @SaanikaKodial