# OpenAI Secretly Funded a Child Safety Coalition It Presented as Grassroots

- slug: openai-secretly-funded-a-child-safety-coalition-it-presented-as-grassroots
- date: 2026-04-01
- category: Artificial Intelligence

Three of those groups asked to have their names removed after learning OpenAI was the sole funder behind a coalition that presented itself as a grassroots child safety initiative.

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