Reset → California AB2273
Acknowledged coalition support
15 Sep 2022
Named by Omidyar as supporting the coalition; no amount assigned.
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Cross-jurisdiction support and operating infrastructure for advocacy networks
Reset is the organizational brand named in records of support for California's design-code coalition and the UK's Online Safety Network. Its privacy notice describes shared operating infrastructure and covers multiple federated legal entities, including Reset Tech UK Limited.
Omidyar's 15 September 2022 statement names Reset as a supporter of the California AB2273 coalition. Carnegie's October 2023 transition account names it as a supporter of the new Online Safety Act Network. The network's privacy notice identifies Reset as operator of its communications systems and describes an informal collaboration without formal membership. The exact entity responsible for every cost or contract is not established by those brand-level statements.
Reset → California AB2273
15 Sep 2022
Named by Omidyar as supporting the coalition; no amount assigned.
Reset → Online Safety Network
Explicit Reset operational role and shared systems/records. Informal network has no formal membership; notice federation is not a merger or proof UK company alone contracts for all costs. Tor/VPN advice and limited technical-data retention are stated policies, not verified practice.
Reset → Online Safety Network
26October2023 statement; support period not obtained
Carnegie identifies former partner Reset as supporting new network. Historical brand attribution only; exact contracting entity, amount, host and present2026 funding unknown. No automatic merge with Australian Reset.
Reset Tech UK Limited → Reset
UK company named in privacy-notice coverage; single-organization treatment is for notice purposes. No equity ownership, cross-border parent instruction or sole OSN contractor established.
Carnegie's26October2023 transition statement says its programme ends and Woods/Walsh continue through the new Online Safety Act Network, supported by former partner Reset. The2023 report independently says Carnegie supported development of the new network. This establishes deliberate succession of expertise and convening work after enactment, not ownership of the network or transfer of every employee/asset.
Read the research & sources ↗Acquisition stopped at this coherent funding-to-output breakpoint. Root must integrate Reset's parallel return and explicitly reassess the whole case before selecting another acquisition run.
Read the research & sources ↗Year-end cash is GBP 40,997 in HSBC UK accounts. This identifies a banking relationship, not bank direction over advocacy. Note 7 puts GBP 1,156 receivable from Reset Tech Action gGmbH and GBP 10,743 directors' loan under debtors. The latter is owed to the company, not a director's funding contribution; individual identity and terms are not disclosed there. The named intercompany receivable is a concrete accounting relation, but does not identify all group transactions or establish parent control.
Read the research & sources ↗The supported path is informal collaboration hosted through Reset's shared operating infrastructure, with identifiable UK company directors, constitutional decision rules and some group accounting relations. It is not yet a demonstrated single legal entity controlling all federated activity. The missing records with high value are the OSN operating/transition agreement, division of employer and contracting responsibilities, related-party service arrangements, member register and basis for PSC notices, plus any network budget or delegated editorial authority. Public procedures make these plausible targets but do not prove a particular document or clause exists.
Read the research & sources ↗UK model funding: money, work and remaining decision rights ↗
Online Safety Network operator and Reset UK company records ↗
Reset → Acknowledged coalition support → California AB2273
15 Sep 2022
Named by Omidyar as supporting the coalition; no amount assigned.
Reset → identified as supporter in dated transition account → Online Safety Network
26October2023 statement; support period not obtained
Reported by the cited source
Carnegie identifies former partner Reset as supporting new network. Historical brand attribution only; exact contracting entity, amount, host and present2026 funding unknown. No automatic merge with Australian Reset.
Reset → notice identifies operator of website, newsletter and shared inbox → Online Safety Network
Reported by the cited source
Explicit Reset operational role and shared systems/records. Informal network has no formal membership; notice federation is not a merger or proof UK company alone contracts for all costs. Tor/VPN advice and limited technical-data retention are stated policies, not verified practice.
Reset Tech UK Limited → listed among notice-covered federated legal entities → Reset
Reported by the cited source
UK company named in privacy-notice coverage; single-organization treatment is for notice purposes. No equity ownership, cross-border parent instruction or sole OSN contractor established.