FOSDEM 2026 Talk: This talk will reference ongoing research on Designing for Safety, a current project of the speaker’s, and builds on notable work in the Trust and Safety field from research by Pen America, NDI, the Web Foundation, the Integrity Institute and others. Parts of the talk will focus on how open source design can be a part of the solution space for creating safety, and how transparency, security and privacy should be leveraged for safety online. This talk will also reference actionable design insights, UX, UI, new types of product design, and design related policy that could be implemented all for safety.

Presenter: Caroline Sinders