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News and information from FOSI

This is the starting point for a wide range of information about ICRA and FOSI. Please select the appropriate link from the list below.

  • Press releases - see below.
  • FOSI diary - Details of forthcoming and past events, briefing papers, reports etc. The diary provides a lot of information about ICRA's and FOSI's activities.
  • Projects - information about long term projects in which ICRA and FOSI are and have been involved.
  • Press clippings - Online articles about ICRA and FOSI and related internet safety matters.

9 October 2008 Family Online Safety Institute to Participate in "What's Next" Panel on Internet Safety
1 October 2008 Family Online Safety Institute Applauds Congressional Efforts to Protect Children on the Internet
17 September 2008 Sentinel Joins Family Online Safety Institute as Newest Member
15 September 2008 Family Online Safety Institute Welcomes New Member Privo
15 August 2008 Fox Interactive Media Partners with Family Online Safety Institute to Protect Teens Online
7 August 2008 Family Online Safety Institute Welcomes New Member. Microsoft will assist the organization in helping to protect children and families online
25 July 2008 Ning Signs on as Newest Member of Family Online Safety Institute
1 July 2008 Family Online Safety Institute Appoints European Development Director to Promote Online Safety Agenda
19 June 2008 Family Online Safety Institute Welcomes AT&T Vice President as New Board of Directors Chair
9 June 2008 Dr. Tanya Byron to give Oxford Lecture for FOSI
27 May 2008 Blue Coat Joins Family Online Safety Institute to Protect Kids in the Web 2.0 World
19 May 2008 Have Fun and Feel Safe on the Web! (Youth Protection Roundtable - YPRT)
28 April 2008 Google Joins Family Online Safety Institute to Protect Kids in Web 2.0 World
28 March 2008 Family Online Safety Institute Welcomes the Recommendations of the Byron Review
20 March 2008 Comcast Joins Family Online Safety Institute to Make Online World Safer for Kids
28 February 2008 FOSI Joins Internet Safety Technical Task Force to Identify and Develop Online Safety Tools
11 February 2008 Assistance for Parents and Pedagogues to Protect Children in the Digital Jungle is Needed
6 December 2007 Family Online Safety Institute, Industry Leaders to Discuss the State of Internet Safety at Annual Conference
12 November 2007 Child Protection Organisations Welcome UN Secretary General's Statement of the UN's Commitment to Child Online Safety at IGF in Rio
23 October 2007 FlowInspect joins the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI)
18 October 2007 Family Online Safety Institute Adds Crisp Thinking
26 September 2007 Telefónica and FOSI are Holding an Educational-Training Workshop on the Responsible Use of New Technologies
Telefónica y FOSI Organizan Unas Jornadas Educo-Formativas
9 July 2007 Michael McKeehan Named FOSI Chairman
18 June 2007 WRAAC's ParentalControl Bar Marks Key Milestones
12 June 2007 Working Toward Improved Online Safety in Mexico
24 May 2007 Roundtable for Youth Protection Launched
30 March 2007 ICANN Can't: Organization Rejects Effort Designed to Protect Children
22 February 2007 Family Online Safety Institute Launches To Help Increase Safety On The Internet (FOSI European launch press release)
22 February 2007 StreamShield Joins the Family Online Safety Institute (StreamShield press release)
13 February 2007 New Institute Launches to Raise Online Safety, Lower Fears For Families (FOSI US launch press release)
20 December 2006 TELMEX and ICRA Unite to Promote Internet Safety in Latin America
14 December 2006 Tools released to detect, identify and authenticate online trustmarks
30 November 2006 ICRAchecked Adds the Human Touch to Increase Internet Safety (UK version)
ICRA Adds the Human Touch to Increase Internet Safety (US version)
11 October 2006 RuleSpace Joins ICRA to Promote Internet Safety
21 July 2006 ICRA and Verizon Continue Partnership to Make the Internet Safer for Children
14 July 2006 Kingston Communications joins ICRA to help make the internet safer for children
12 July 2006 Website Rating And Advisory Council Uses ICRA Labeling To Power New ParentalControl Bar
12 June 2006 PFF and ICRA Hold Joint Brussels Roundtable; EU Commissioner Viviane Reding to Offer Opening Address
15 May 2006 Vivid Entertainment Uses ICRA labelling To Help Make The Internet Safer For Children
15 May 2006 Editions Profil annonce un partenariat avec l’ICRA pour la promotion et la diffusion du logiciel Parental Filter
26 April 2006 Tribal Fusion And ICRA Partnership Affirms Importance of Privacy and Quality Standards
21 April 2006 ICRA responds to US Child Pornography and Obscenity Bill
9 February 2006 W3C Launches Incubator Activity
Le W3C lance l'activité Incubateur
24 October 2005 Microsoft Signs Licensing Agreement With ICRA To Enable Use Of Leading Global Labelling System.
13 October 2005 O2 to become the first company to win web trust mark.
13 October 2005 O2 marks its community awards by becoming the first company to win web trust certification.
12 July 2005 ICRA Unveils New System To Make Internet Safer.
30 June 2005 ICRA CEO Stephen Balkam Relocates To Washington DC.
8 June 2005 CompTIA Joins ICRA To Promote Child Protection & Free Speech Through Self Regulation Of The Internet.
30 May 2005 Verizon Foundation Delivers $70k Grant To ICRA, Supporting the Development of a Safer Internet.
7 April 2005 IQUA to Represent ICRA in Spain.
7 de abril de 2005 La Agencia de Calidad de Internet Firma un Acuerdo Con la Asociación ICRA Para Proteger a los Menores en Internet.
15 January 2005 ICRA CEO To Speak At Key Seminar At 3GSM World Congress in Cannes.
22 October 2004 QUATRO: The Online Quality Assurance Project Launched.
16 Octobre 2004 Zenbow : L'Internet en toute sérénité pour les enfants et les parents. Le premier produit de sécurité au monde à avoir reçu le label de l'ICRA
17 August 2004 New Microsoft Front Page Add-In Helps Website Authors Make The Internet Safer For Children
16 August 2004 Inmedia supports ICRA
 
10 June 2004 GSMA Joins Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA), Tom Phillips appointed chairman of ICRA Board & Executive
 
9 December 2003 Cable & Wireless extends support for internet safety
 
11 November 2003 European Project Empowers Internet Users with the Release of ICRAplus
 
22 July 2003 Eco ist jetzt Local Representative von ICRA für deutschsprachige Länder

Eco to be ICRA representative in German speaking countries
 
10 June 2003 Hong Kong to introduce Internet content rating system
 
16 December 2002 ICRA to Launch Campaign for A Safer Internet Community
 
16 October 2002 iGGBA adopts ICRA standard for parental controls on I-Gaming
 
23 May 2002 Congressman Bob Goodlatte introduces legislation to make the internet safer for children. (PDF format)
 
21 March 2002 Internet industry leaders gather for the launch of ICRAfilter.
 
6 March 2002 Adult industry leaders unite to protect children from inappropriate content.
 
13 December 2000 ICRA Launches New System to Make the Internet Safer for Children
ICRA präsentiert neues System zum Jugendschutz im Internet
ICRA lance un système permettant aux enfants d'utiliser l'Internet en toute sécurité
ICRA lanza un sistema para conseguir que Internet sea un lugar seguro para los niños