Civility Bureau
Budget
Not declared
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
1
1 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Civility Bureau is a non‑profit foundation whose mission is to reduce online harm through transparent, auditable, and privacy‑preserving infrastructure. We provide regulators, platforms, and civil society with verifiable records of moderation outcomes, ensuring accountability without exposing user identities or content. Our work addresses a structural gap highlighted by the Digital Services Act: current transparency reports offer narrative accounts and aggregate numbers, but lack tamper‑evident records. Civility Bureau fills this gap by transforming moderation outcomes into pseudonymous attestations that are proportional, privacy‑preserving, and independently auditable. By embedding accountability “by design,” we help reduce systemic harms such as harassment, disinformation, fraud, and romance scams, while supporting EU priorities in digital regulation, privacy, and civil society resilience.
EU Legislative Interests
Civility Bureau engages with EU legislative proposals and policies that address online safety, platform accountability, and privacy. Our work is most directly aligned with the Digital Services Act (DSA), particularly its provisions on transparency reporting, systemic risk assessment, and protection of minors. We also contribute to debates on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its application to pseudonymisation and privacy‑preserving compliance tools. In addition, we follow initiatives under the EU Civil Society Strategy, the Democracy Shield, and policies on disinformation, fraud prevention, and child protection online. Our remit is to support regulators, platforms, and civil society in operationalising these frameworks through verifiable, auditable, and privacy‑preserving infrastructure that reduces systemic online harms.
Communication Activities
Civility Bureau communicates its work on online harm reduction and compliance infrastructure through targeted outreach to regulators, civil society, and industry. Activities include: Events and briefings: Participation in workshops and consultations on the Digital Services Act (DSA), privacy, and child protection. Publications: Development of regulator‑grade artifacts such as attestation schemas, privacy architecture diagrams, and proportionality matrices, shared with stakeholders to illustrate compliance‑by‑design. Campaigns: Coalition outreach to NGOs, advocacy groups, and platforms to highlight systemic harms (e.g. romance scams, disinformation) and the need for verifiable moderation records. Engagement: Contributions to civil society dialogues and EU initiatives on transparency, accountability, and trust in digital governance. These activities support EU priorities by embedding accountability and harm reduction into digital policy implementation.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Civility Bureau is a newly established non‑profit foundation currently at the notary stage of formation. At present, we are not yet members of any associations, federations, or networks. Our remit is to build regulator‑grade, privacy‑preserving infrastructure for harm reduction, and we anticipate future collaboration with civil society organisations, advocacy groups, and regulatory coalitions. Updates on partnerships and affiliations will be published on our website: https://civilitybureau.org.
Organisation Members
Civility Bureau is a newly established non‑profit foundation currently at the notary stage of formation. At present, we have no formal members or affiliated entities. As the organisation develops, details of governance structures, advisory panels, and coalition partners will be published transparently on our website: https://civilitybureau.org.
Additional Information
Civility Bureau is a newly established non‑profit foundation currently at the notary stage of formation. Expected founding date: Nov-Dec 2025
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.