The following services are no longer sustainable or do not have the necessary support to continue, and will be shutdown as listed: IFTAS CCS: Discontinued. FediCheck: Discontinued. The app will remain online in read-only mode until further notice. The code for FediCheck and its associated API is now open source:…

Over the past two years Independent Federated Trust and Safety (IFTAS) has provided crucial support to independent, decentralised social media moderators, administrators, and community managers. Our mission has been to equip these individuals with the knowledge, resources, and services needed to create and nurture safe, civil, and inclusive online spaces.…

We have a few activities rumbling along and it’s probably time for an update, so here goes. Content Classification System CCS is a third-party content classifier operated by IFTAS, and in its pilot form it hashes and matches media to detect known CSAM. We’ve run over a million media files…

In early 2024, IFTAS launched a pilot project called the Moderator Advisory Council to engage volunteer moderators in offering feedback on IFTAS activities. Due to scheduling limitations, the council met only once, in March 2024, and with limited attendance, and ultimately completed no projects for IFTAS. After several months of…