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The Family Online Safety Institute works to make the online world safer for kids and their families by identifying and promoting best practice, tools and methods in the field of online safety, that also respect free expression. We do this through the development of public policy, technology, education and special events. FOSI is a trusted convener, bringing together leaders in government, industry and the nonprofit sectors to collaborate and innovate new solutions in child safety in a Web 2.0 world.

The Family Online Safety Institute is an International, non-profit membership organization dedicated to working to develop a safer Internet. With offices in the US and the UK, we are uniquely placed to reflect the wider International context in which a push for a safer Internet is being played out.

In an age of free-flowing digital content, we all believe in the value of the online world but we also know the dangers and the need to protect children from the worst of the web. But how? Should governments censor certain types of content or mandate the use of an adult label? Or can the international internet industry rally round a comprehensive and cohesive set of policies, technologies and public education messages and demonstrate, beyond any doubt, that it is capable of rising to the challenge of family protection? This is the critical question the Family Online Safety Institute responds to. FOSI, through its member companies, is at the forefront of industry efforts at self-regulation.

There are four pillars to the work of the Institute:

• Events - expanding our highly regarded international roundtables to include larger seminars and conferences. The Institute hosts an annual two-day international conference, trade show and awards dinner to highlight the extraordinary work, products and services that exist today. Learn more

• Public Policy - developing our thought leadership and taking on the work of a think tank, producing high quality position papers, media appearances and editorial comment. Learn More

• Technology - continuing the ground-breaking work of ICRA labels, the ICRAplus filter, ICRAchecked and many other innovations in the online safety field. Learn More

• Education - bringing together and highlighting the best of the safety messages, tools and methods to reach parents, children and care givers. We continually expand our efforts to educate and inform governments, regulators, the industry and the media around the world on a balanced approach to online safety. Learn more