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
Prioritising flags from partners
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 review process
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.
Teaming up with expert organisations
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
Enabling others with technology to fight abuse
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.
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.
Submit a request for the child safety toolkit.
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.