Internet Society
What Is the Safer Internet Initiative?
Feb. 10, 2025
Safer Internet Initiative is a global, multi-year project that leverages what we know works: targeted funding, targeted trainings, and targeted advocacy. This multi-pronged approach is designed to strengthen and scale the long-term sustainability of online trust and safety work across the globe.
Our global community is already leading this effort: Internet Society chapters, special interest groups and standing groups, staff, and partner organizations worldwide are training seniors, women, refugees, youth, and other groups on how to stay safe online. And they’re advocating for policies and technical solutions that make safety the default, rather than an obligation for individuals to manage alone. The initiative builds on our community’s expertise, insights, and needs, all of which underscore the growing urgency of this work. Those lessons are exactly why online safety is one of the two primary focus areas in our 2030 Strategy.
From 2026 to 2029, the Internet Society and the Internet Society Foundation will double down on these efforts and direct over USD $40 million to safer Internet programs through a combination of our resources and donor partnerships.
