United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Launches Team USA Safe Online Platform to Strengthen Athlete Protection

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee today announced the launch of Team USA Safe Online, a new platform developed in collaboration with online safety organization Moonshot to help athletes protect their privacy, security and well-being in the digital space.

The platform provides Team USA athletes, their families and National Governing Bodies with clear, evidence-based tools to address online harassment, AI-generated deepfakes, doxxing, intimate image abuse, and other emerging online threats. It includes step-by-step guidance for prevention, response and support, as well as resources for parents, coaches and agents.

“With Team USA Safe Online, we’re enhancing and modernizing how we protect Team USA athletes,” said Nicole Deal, USOPC Chief of Security & Athlete Services. “This collaboration with Moonshot ensures America’s athletes can safely and confidently share their stories and celebrate their experiences while maintaining their privacy and mental well-being.”

The initiative expands the collaboration between the USOPC and Moonshot to monitor and mitigate online abuse during major competitions through the Olympic and Paralympic Games Milano Cortina 2026, and beyond This is accomplished through a combination of automated monitoring, human expert review and content mitigation in partnership with social media platforms and law enforcement when necessary.

Team USA Safe Online complements the USOPC’s broader athlete safety and well-being programs in collaboration with USOPC mental health resources, and including partnerships with the U.S. Center for SafeSport, The Athlete Survivors' Assist (formerly The Army of Survivors), and  know2protect.

Team USA athletes can access the platform at Team USA Safe Online.

About USOPC
Founded in 1894 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee serves as both the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the United States. The USOPC is focused on protecting, supporting and empowering America’s athletes, and is responsible for fielding U.S. teams for the Olympic, Paralympic, Youth Olympic, Pan American and Parapan American Games, and serving as the steward of the Olympic and Paralympic movements in the U.S. For more information, visit TeamUSA.com. For more information on Team USA athlete benefits and resources, visit USOPC.org.