The news: Four top names in tech, gaming, and messaging joined forces to launch Robust Open Online Safety Tools (ROOST), a nonprofit focused on building free, open-source tools to combat online child exploitation.
Google, OpenAI, Roblox, and Discord will fund and develop tools to help organizations implement safety measures so they won’t need to start from scratch, per Engadget.
Industry-led initiative tackles child safety: The coalition of platforms aims to create scalable, interoperable safety infrastructure for the AI era, prioritizing detection and reporting of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).