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TASI 2025Trust and Safety India Festival
A landmark two-day convening in New Delhi that brought together government leaders, global technology platforms, diplomats, researchers, and civil society to reimagine safer digital ecosystems.
October 7-8, 2025The Ambassador Hotel, New Delhi500+ Participants
About the Festival
A First for India, A Milestone for the Global South
TASI 2025 created a multi-stakeholder platform for digital safety dialogue in India, bringing together government, international diplomats, technology companies, academics, and civil society under a shared responsibility framework.
The festival established a serious, practice-oriented space where Indian realities and Global South perspectives could shape the future of trust, safety, and AI governance.
Perspective
"For the first time, voices from the Global South are shaping the future of digital trust with Indian insights and global relevance."
Caroline Humer, Co-Founder, Trust and Safety Festival
Thematic Focus
Seven Key Tracks
The inaugural edition spanned core trust and safety concerns across governance, product design, online harms, and institutional response.
AI Governance and Safety
Building ethical, accountable, and inclusive AI frameworks rooted in transparency and global cooperation.
Child Protection
Designing safer digital environments with privacy-first defaults, age-appropriate design, and abuse prevention.
Gendered and Sexualized Harms
Addressing TFGBV, image-based abuse, and emerging AI-enabled exploitation.
Trust and Safety Workforce
Recognizing emotional labor in moderation and advancing care-by-design practices.
Safety by Design
Embedding safety, transparency, and accountability from product and model inception.
Platform Responsibility and Collaboration
Cross-sector cooperation among government, industry, and civil society to address online harms.
Inaugural Keynote
India's Foreign Minister Opened the Festival
Dr. S. Jaishankar framed trust and safety as a strategic policy priority and emphasized human-guided AI governance with robust safeguards for digital citizens.
Key Message
"Technology is a force for good, but only if humanity guides it."
Dr. S. Jaishankar, quoting PM Narendra Modi
Research and Data Spotlights
The Numbers Behind the Urgency
The festival surfaced the scale of online harms and the need for faster, more accountable response systems.
90%+
TFGBV Data Unreported
30%
Children Talking with Strangers Online
25%
LGBTQ+ TFGBV Survivors at Risk
10 Days+
Platform Response Times for Child Safety
1,500+
Content Takedowns via Meri Trust Line
$20B+
Meta's Investment in Online Safety
Recommendations
Key Recommendations for India's Digital Future
Strategic Direction
From dialogue to implementation
TASI 2025 surfaced a clear mandate: build stronger year-round collaboration, develop more practical governance frameworks, and center survivor-led, India-grounded trust and safety solutions.
Priority 01
Deepen civil society-led collaboration as a catalyst for innovation.
Priority 02
Move from compliance to co-design through structured working forums.
Priority 03
Expand participation beyond traditional platforms into telecom, fintech, gaming, and edtech.
Priority 04
Prioritize India-first innovation for global relevance.
Priority 05
Develop coordinated AI governance frameworks with practical implementation tracks.
Priority 06
Establish year-round engagement structures, not just annual conversations.
Priority 07
Embed survivor-centered design in reporting and redress architecture.
Priority 08
Institutionalize care by design for trust and safety workers.
Voices from TASI
What Leaders Said
Perspectives from senior leaders, practitioners, and global experts who helped shape the first edition.
S. Krishnan
Secretary, MeitY, Government of India
The Trust and Safety India Festival is important because it brings diverse stakeholders onto a common ground. The real task is to engage in sustained, meaningful dialogue.
S. Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY, Government of India
Kanta Singh
Country Representative, UN Women India
To address Technology Facilitated Gender Based Violence, there is a need for a multipronged approach by improving digital literacy and security, content moderation, and law enforcement capacities.
Kanta Singh, Country Representative, UN Women India
Sophie Mortimer
Manager, UK Revenge Porn Helpline, SWGfL
As one of the largest and fastest-growing digital populations, India is a natural centre for this gathering of key stakeholders and leading trust and safety experts.
Sophie Mortimer, Manager, UK Revenge Porn Helpline, SWGfL
What Comes Next
Looking Ahead to TASI 2026
Next 01
Stronger Global South leadership
Next 02
Trust and Safety Index for measurable progress
Next 03
Regional and state-level dialogues across India
Next 04
Broader cross-industry participation
Be Part of the Conversation
Join 1,000+ delegates shaping the future of digital trust, safety and AI governance in India and beyond.