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Open source is new territory for trust and safety! more safety tools are being released free or open source than ever, but this is a new practice. what does it actually mean to release something as open source, and what does it take to run open source tools like Coop or Osprey for a team?

4/9/26, 7:13 pm3 reposts9 likes

ROOST

@roost.tools

4 Sept

ROOST COO Anne Bertucio de Hollembeak spent over a decade building and leading open source projects. She breaks down the different reasons teams open source safety tools, and why treating them all the same is often why a promising project quietly stalls out. roost.tools/blog/releasi...

roost.toolsReleasing and consuming open source: Hatching your own OSS trust & safety projectRobust Open Online Safety Tools or ROOST is a new non-profit entity designed to address the urgent need for accessible, high-quality safety tools in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.

ROOST

@roost.tools

4 Sept

When it comes to using open source, teams have to decide whether to self-host (and keep full control of the data and infrastructure) or use a vendor-managed version. Perhaps unsurprisingly, there is no right answer! It depends on a team's existing infrastructure, data requirements, and capacity.