Thorn’s 2025 Youth Perspectives Report offers a closer look at how youth are actually navigating digital spaces. In their own words, young people provide insight into where risk emerges and how they respond when something goes wrong. https://teamthorn.co/4vWF8Md

Thorn’s annual Youth Perspectives Report is out and it reinforces a critical reality for anyone building digital platforms: Young people often access environments that weren’t intended for them.

⚡ Marc Leone takes his turn in the hot seat, giving his trust and safety answers quicker than you can say GIPHY. Welcome to the Safe Space LIGHTNING ROUND!⚡

One of the clearest signs of a healthy trust and safety team is whether people can actually step away. 🎧 In the full episode, Marc talks more about leadership, wellness, and what it takes to build resilient trust and safety teams. Available where you listen to podcasts.

If you’re at #TrustCon this week, we’d love to connect. Our team is here today and tomorrow just outside of the ballroom. Come say 👋 and meet our experts. Hope to see you soon! #trustandsafety

Good trust and safety work cannot live in one person’s head. If your process is not documented, it is not truly scalable. Clear documentation does more than keep people organized, it helps them understand how decisions are being made. Listen to the full episode today: https://teamthorn.co/44byyGa

Safer has long helped platforms detect novel CSAM. Now, with Predictive Context Labels, teams gain an additional layer of insight to prioritize high-risk content, recognize patterns across tickets, and support moderator wellness. #TrustAndSafety #ChildSafety

The Safe Space Lightning Round is back! This time, Marc Leone from GIPHY finds himself in the hot seat. He gives answers as fast as we can ask the questions. To get his full take on trust and safety, watch his Safe Space episode wherever you get your podcasts.

We’re introducing Context Labels in Safer, three new predictive signals designed to bring greater clarity to CSAM moderation workflows. Learn more about Safer Context Labels and how they enhance visibility into suspected CSAM: https://teamthorn.co/4f8TSRC

We’re only a week from TrustCon 2026. If you’ll be there, we’d love to connect. Stop by one of our sessions, introduce yourself, & join the conversation. There is so much to share about trust & safety, & at events like this, every conversation matters. We’ll see you soon! #trustcon #trustandsafety

Harmful online networks move across the internet, exploiting gaps in detection. But most safety systems are built to respond within platform boundaries. Our latest research explores how these networks operate, and what it will take to better respond to exploitation. https://teamthorn.co/4gcapq9

What does it take to keep one of the internet’s most widely used visual communication platforms safe? In the latest episode of Safe Space, Cassie sits down with Marc Leone, Head of Trust and Safety at Giphy. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/safe-s...

Safe Space, a Trust & Safety Podcast: Marc Leone

The latest episode of Safe Space features Marc Leone, Head of Trust and Safety at Giphy, whose 14-year career in trust and safety offers a thoughtful look at how the field has evolved from its early d...

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Privacy and data control are core requirements for modern platforms. User trust takes time. Losing it can happen in a moment. Safer Enterprise offers self-hosted deployment, giving your team control over how detection integrates into your infrastructure. https://teamthorn.co/4giQqWP..

SOE presents a complex challenge for safety teams. But this also points to a clear opportunity: stronger, coordinated response. The biggest gains will come from sharing information to identify patterns. Explore the full report to dive deeper into what comes next: www.thorn.org/research/lib...

Did you catch the latest edition of Safe Space Digest? Each month we gather the top headlines in trust & safety news and give a quick summary of the stories impacting online child safety. Here's the latest from Cassie Coccaro, Communications Lead at Thorn. https://teamthorn.co/4gGL8Vb

New research from Thorn highlights five key hurdles safety teams face when responding to sadistic online exploitation. Download the full report to learn what’s driving this threat and what the child safety ecosystem can do to better respond. www.thorn.org/research/lib...

New research from Thorn sheds light on the challenges trust and safety teams face in responding to sadistic online exploitation (SOE). Read the full report to explore the key challenges and what needs to change. https://www.thorn.org/research/library/sadistic-online-exploitation/

⚡SAFE SPACE LIGHTNING ROUND ALERT!⚡ Alice Hunsberger, Head of Trust and Safety for Musubi, steps into the hot seat. She’s putting her two decades of experience on display, taking on our trust and safety questions in classic Alice style.

One of the hardest truths about content moderation is that bias exists and isn’t always obvious. That’s what makes this reflection from Alice Hunsberger so powerful. Listen to the full episode with Alice to get insight into bias and a range of other topics: https://teamthorn.co/4a2Lhym

Safer’s partnership with Hive is helping bring proactive child safety detection directly into the workflows platforms already use. In 2025 alone, 27 platforms leveraged Safer through Hive’s APIs. We’re proud to partner with Hive to extend the reach of Safer and help protect more users globally.

Alice Hunsberger, Head of Trust and Safety at Musubi, is joining us for the Safe Space Lightning Round. With years of experience in the safety field, she brings valuable insights and a deep understanding of the industry. Let’s hear her answers as we ask her a series of trust and safety questions.

One of the most important reminders in trust and safety right now is that this field has knowledge the broader technology ecosystem urgently needs. Listen to the full conversation with Alice Hunsberger wherever you get your podcasts.

One of the most striking findings from this IWF data is that the number of commercial child sexual abuse sites has more than doubled from 7,028 in 2014 to 15,031 in 2025, a 114% increase. A must-read for anyone working in trust & safety. https://teamthorn.co/4dQCsZi

Safer has added 42 million new hashes to its scene-sensitive video hash (SSVH) library, increasing known CSAM video coverage by 66%. This update expands coverage, helping trust and safety teams find more harmful content.

Many trust and safety leaders know Alice Hunsberger as one of the field’s sharpest thinkers and most generous voices. In the latest episode of Safe Space, she brings that perspective to a wide-ranging conversation you will want to hear. 🎧 Watch the full episode here: https://teamthorn.co/4x99Za8

Safe Space, a Trust & Safety Podcast: Alice Hunsberger

Alice Hunsberger, Head of Trust and Safety at Musubi, joins the Safe Space podcast to discuss her career path and insights from more than twenty years in the field. She began by moderating a DIY messa...

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🔒Lock in your #TrustCon agenda with these sessions featuring Thorn experts and T&S leaders. TrustCon is always an industry highlight, with insightful and inspiring sessions that move the industry forward. We can’t wait to see you there. #trustcon #trustandsafety

⚡We put Dr. Rachel Kowert in the hot seat! Watch the latest installment of the Safe Space LIGHTNING ROUND to get the instant thoughts of a world-class researcher. Dr. Kowert doesn’t disappoint! ⚡

In the latest episode of Safe Space, Dr. Rachel Kowert offers a practical reminder: consumer trust is part of the business case. Safety isn’t just risk mitigation. It drives trust, retention, and long-term platform health. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: https://teamthorn.co/4valtZb

Dr. Rachel Kowert puts her years of research experience up against the SAFE SPACE LIGHTNING ROUND! See her hot takes on the field of trust and safety, then listen to her full Safe Space episode wherever you get your podcasts.

Gaming has long been discussed through a lens of risk, fear, & worst-case scenarios. But as Dr. Rachel Kowert points out, that is not the full story. Find out why T&S in gaming requires a different approach than other online platforms. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: https://teamthorn.co/3RiKaUz