View our partner programmes
We recognise the value of partnering with organisations to identify and fight harm online. From the Child Safety Toolkit to the Priority Flagger Programme, learn about some of the voluntary partner programmes we run at Google and YouTube.
Priority Flagger Programme
Our Priority Flagger Programme provides channels for participating organisations to notify us of potentially harmful issues on certain of our products and services that violate our policies and community guidelines. Partner entities will generally have access to:
- A dedicated intake channel used to inform us of potential policy violations which will be reviewed at priority
- Ongoing discussions and feedback about Google and YouTube content policies
Our Priority Flagger Programme provides channels for participating organisations to notify us of potentially harmful issues on certain of our products and services that violate our policies and community guidelines. Partner entities will generally have access to:
- A dedicated intake channel used to inform us of potential policy violations which will be reviewed at priority
- Ongoing discussions and feedback about Google and YouTube content policies
Our moderators review flags by Priority Flaggers according to our community guidelines and policies. Issues reported by Priority Flaggers are not automatically removed or subject to any different policy treatment – the same standards apply to user flags. However, because of their high degree of trust and expertise, our teams prioritise flags from Priority Flaggers for review.
Our moderators review flags by Priority Flaggers according to our community guidelines and policies. Issues reported by Priority Flaggers are not automatically removed or subject to any different policy treatment – the same standards apply to user flags. However, because of their high degree of trust and expertise, our teams prioritise flags from Priority Flaggers for review.
Our programme is most suitable for organisations such as NGOs and government agencies with an identified expertise in recognising and fighting harm online in at least one policy area. We also look at whether an organisation has the capacity to submit requests and its enthusiasm to work together on these issues. We expect flaggers to be objective while flagging, and pay due respect to human rights.
Our programme is most suitable for organisations such as NGOs and government agencies with an identified expertise in recognising and fighting harm online in at least one policy area. We also look at whether an organisation has the capacity to submit requests and its enthusiasm to work together on these issues. We expect flaggers to be objective while flagging, and pay due respect to human rights.
DSA Trusted Flaggers
Our voluntary Priority Flagger Programme is separate from any legally required, prioritised, content reporting channels, such as the DSA Trusted Flagger requirements.
Article 22 of the DSA, while consistent with our voluntary partnership efforts, requires us to prioritise valid notices about allegedly unlawful content submitted by entities who are awarded Trusted Flagger status by the Digital Services Coordinator (DSC) in the Member State that they are established. If you have been awarded DSA Trusted Flagger status by your DSC, you can access onboarding materials here.
The Child Safety Toolkit
Google and YouTube developed the child safety toolkit to help organisations protect children. At the centre are two APIs: the content safety API and CSAI match. We offer both to qualifying partners free of charge. Our partners use these technologies to process billions of files each year, allowing them to evaluate millions of images and videos for abusive behaviour and prioritise the most concerning content for review.
Google and YouTube developed the child safety toolkit to help organisations protect children. At the centre are two APIs: the content safety API and CSAI match. We offer both to qualifying partners free of charge. Our partners use these technologies to process billions of files each year, allowing them to evaluate millions of images and videos for abusive behaviour and prioritise the most concerning content for review.
Industry and civil society organisations seeking to protect their platform against abuse can submit an application to access the child safety toolkit. We will then review whether your organisation meets the criteria and get back to you accordingly.
Read our partner testimonials
“CSAI Match was straightforward to deploy and continues to be an effective tool to help us further detect and disrupt the distribution of child sexual abuse material.”
Adobe
“Google hash matching solutions has revolutionised our workflow and led to faster, better results. Because of Google, automated processes reduce the need for human review of CSAM, which minimises our staff’s exposure.”
National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
“The Content Safety API is an easy to use and scalable solution we integrated a few months ago. We are pretty sure it can become an important technology to protect our community and prevent the sharing of inappropriate content.”
Yubo