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Design online safety
Blog

Safety by design: A turning point for accountability in the digital age

We are moving beyond the idea that harm online is simply about content or individual bad actors. We are beginning to recognize a deeper truth: design choices shape behavior, exposure, and risk at scale. For the past three years, the Brave Movement—through our Safe Online campaign—has been advocating for safety by design and holding technology companies accountable. Their leadership has helped shift the narrative from reaction to prevention, from content moderation to system design, from individual responsibility to corporate accountability. For too long, our responses to online harm have focused on managing risk at the edges—through content moderation, reporting systems, age verification, and parental controls. They do not address the underlying design choices that shape how harm occurs in the first place. The question before us is simple: will we design for harm and try to contain it, or will we design for safety from the start?

March 26, 2026

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Brave G20 delegation
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A month of milestones – four weeks of amazing survivor-centered activism

This month has been an extraordinary one for our survivor-centered advocacy and activism –a roll call of achievements, events and involvements like no other.

December 1, 2025

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My justice, my voice
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Breaking the silence

"I’m choosing to tell my story for other women to know that they’re not the only ones."

November 5, 2025

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Healing and safety
Rays of Hope team members
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Rays of Hope: Creating safe schools and resilient communities in Alexandra

In Alexandra, Rays of Hope Community Development Foundation is creating safe school environments and building resilience against gender-based violence.

October 21, 2025

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Keegan
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Rebelling against harmful narratives: An act of justice

In a patriarchal system no one is truly safe if the community is at odds with the realities of young people. I chose to question and to take action.

October 12, 2025

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Golden voice Afrrica
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Growing communities where young men and boys can thrive

Through mentorship and life-skills training, Golden Voice Foundation challenges harmful norms and promotes social wellbeing for young men and boys.

October 9, 2025

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The key to digital safety? Letting youth lead every step of the way

Youth should be directly involved in conversations about online safety, not just as recipients of guidance, but as active partners and change-makers.

October 8, 2025

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Rosalia at five country ministerial with Jess Phillips
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Survivors as experts, not storytellers: Three lessons governments must act on

Survivors' lived experience was central to discussions on how to end childhood sexual violence at the meeting between Australia, UK, USA, New Zealand and Canada.

September 19, 2025

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The unsung hero: An interview with Florence Keya

Daniela Ligiero interviews the unsung hero among Brave's founding members, who is grounded in community, purpose, and action.

September 10, 2025

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