A user-centric framework establishing a safetybaseline coupled with a regulatory frameworkto govern its enforcement can help mitigateexposure to harms online.Advancing Digital Safety:A Framework to Align Global Action

The past year and a half has put a spotlight on therole of digital platforms. The pandemic createdimmense challenges for countering misinformationon COVID‑19 and vaccines. Social platforms set newprecedents for curating content to promote scientificand authoritative sources, yet false informationabout the virus gained in speed and reach. In theUnited States, the 6 January Capitol insurrectionnecessitated a deeper look into the relationshipbetween social platforms and extremist activity.During the pandemic, child sexual exploitation andabuse material (CSEAM) activity has increasedaccording to INTERPOL1 and Europol2 reports.