The OTTER Online Safety Foundation advances child safety through cutting-edge research, open standards, and providing safe technology platforms to organizations serving children and families.
We exist to protect children and vulnerable individuals in online environments through research, technology, and community partnership. Every child deserves to be safe — online and offline.
Six focus areas working together to create safer digital environments for children and the communities that serve them.
Advancing the science of online predator detection through AI research, behavioral analysis, and grooming pattern identification to protect children before harm occurs.
Developing and publishing open safety standards, implementation guides, and best practices that any platform can adopt to better protect their youngest users.
Providing safe, moderated technology platforms — starting with Communiti.life — to churches, schools, and nonprofits that serve children and families.
Working with legislators, regulatory bodies, and industry leaders to strengthen legal protections for children online and establish accountability for platforms.
Partnering with tribal nations and indigenous communities to address the unique challenges of child safety in underserved populations with culturally sensitive approaches.
Funding child safety initiatives, supporting researchers and organizations on the front lines, and providing resources to communities that lack the means to protect their children online.
A safe, moderated platform built from the ground up for organizations that serve children and families. Every feature designed with child safety as the foundation — not an afterthought.
Every platform needs a path to sustainability. Here's ours — and why your support right now is what makes the difference.
The platform is built — we developed it and we're giving it away. Donor funding now covers what it takes to keep it running: hosting, AI moderation, onboarding, training, and support for every community we serve.
As communities grow on the platform, values-aligned advertisers begin to see the audience. Ad revenue starts supplementing donor funding — but donations remain essential.
Ad revenue from a thriving community of churches, schools, and nonprofits sustains the platform long-term — keeping it free for every organization that needs it.
How values-aligned advertising sustains a free platform for communities
No one advertises on a new platform — that's just reality. But with enough community behind us, the platform becomes self-sustaining. Your donation today is the running start.
Background checks are essential for child safety — but at $15 to $30 each, they're a real barrier for churches and small organizations operating on tight budgets. Many simply go without.
We partnered with a leading background check provider to negotiate rates that churches and schools can actually afford. But affordable isn't free — and free is our goal.
We partner with organizations that share our commitment to protecting the children and families in their care.
Safe communication for ministries, youth groups, and congregations.
Protecting students with moderated platforms for school communities.
Empowering child-serving organizations with safety-first technology.
Culturally sensitive solutions for indigenous nations and communities.
Whether you're a researcher, developer, policy maker, or organization leader — we'd love to hear from you.
info@otterfoundation.org