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Consider Online Safety Contract to Keep Your Kids Safe

2017-08-30

Twitter Crackdown on Abuse Raises Question: Do the Rules Apply to Trump?

2017-07-19

Twitter’s internal numbers show it’s getting less awful at fighting abuse

2017-07-19

Is Your Kid’s Toy Really Spying on Her?

2017-07-18

Are Connected Toys Worth the Risk?

2017-07-18

Whatever Happened To Melania Trump's Anti-Bullying Crusade?

2017-06-12

Google to teach school kids about online safety, etiquette

2017-06-05

Google game teaches kids to fight trolls and scams

2017-06-05

Introducing the All-New Fire 7 Kids Edition and Fire HD 8 Kids Edition—Next Generation Tablets Built from the Ground Up for Kids

2017-05-16

What's up with Melania Trump's cyber bullying campaign? It's 'a work in progress'

2017-05-08

Facebook's Hiring 3,000 to Review Bad Material Not a Complete Solution, Experts Say

2017-05-04

Facebook to add thousands of workers to review violent posts and other offensive content

2017-05-02

Why Facebook Still Struggles to Pull Down Murder Videos Quickly

2017-04-16

Fake toons: Kids falling prey to adult parodies of popular children's shows

2017-03-27

Bowie parents, teens warned of social media perils

2017-03-21

TeenSafe Joins FOSI Membership

2017-03-15

Twitter Adds More Features Designed to Curb Abuse

2017-02-28

Child Sex Predator Demands Legal Right To Be On Facebook

2017-02-23

Protecting Children In Cyberspace, Keeping Online Space Safe Is Everyone’s Responsibility

2017-02-19

YouTube star’s anti-Semitic posts a wake-up call for parents

2017-02-15

FOSI Celebrates Safer Internet Day 2017

2017-02-06

FOSI Releases Recommendations for Next Administration

2016-11-30

Students duped by fake news and biased sources, Stanford study finds

2016-11-21

Statement of FOSI CEO Stephen Balkam on Launch of the Lock Down Your Login Campaign

2016-09-27

Lost? Scared? Mobile Tools Like Life360, SafeTrek Alert Family of Your Location, Status

2016-08-30

Don't Be Afraid of the Internet -- I Gave My Son an iPad at Two

2016-08-26

Kaspersky Lab becomes the latest member of the Family Online Safety Institute

2016-08-04

FOSI Welcomes the Launch of the Global Partnership and Fund to End Violence Against Children

2016-07-11

FOSI Launches How to Be a Good Digital Parent Program

2016-06-30

FOSI and UNICEF Launch New Global Resource & Information Directory

2016-05-09

Whisper Gets Family Advocates To Spill The Beans On Web Safety

2016-05-05

Prince George's County Parent Night on Cyber Security

2016-05-03

How Digital Are U.S. Mothers?

2016-03-09

Linked to bullying and even murder, can anonymous apps like Kik ever be safe?

2016-03-06

Digital Kidnapping: Disturbing Trend on Social Media

2016-02-25

The businesses going above and beyond to protect children online

2016-02-17

What is Kik and should your child be using it?

2016-02-15

Twitter forms group with outsiders to fight abuse

2016-02-09

Google, Twitter and other tech firms face growing pressure around online safety

2016-02-09

Should you post pics of your kids online?

2016-01-27

How To Talk To Your Kids About Online Safety

2016-01-18

Statement of Family Online Safety Institute in Response to Proposed Increase in Age of Digital Consent

2015-12-14

EU strikes deal on data protection rules

2015-12-14

Read This Before You Swipe Right on Tinder

2015-12-10

Letter Expressing Concern on Amendment to European General Data Protection Regulation

2015-12-09

Is Your Kid Ready for…Instagram? Snapchat? Twitter? Facebook?

2015-12-05

Social Media, the New Megaphone for Violent Perpetrators

2015-12-04

The big deal in toys this year? They play back.

2015-11-20

Magid: Attacking encryption isn't the answer

2015-11-18

How the Internet Aids Terrorists — And How It Can Be Used to Stop Them

2015-11-18

WMBF News Investigates 'Digital Kidnapping'

2015-11-18

Magid on Tech: New study debunks teens, parents online divide

2015-11-17

New Research Reveals Overwhelming Majority of Parents Believe Technology Has Positive Effect On Their Children's Lives

2015-11-16

How we're adjusting to parenting in the digital age

2015-11-16

New report sheds light on how parents oversee kids' use of technology

2015-11-16

Better content creates better outcomes for kids online

2015-11-12

Digital Kidnapping: Are you putting your child's identity at risk?

2015-11-08

FOSI Announces 2015 Award Winners

2015-10-28

Working Together on Online Safety and Education

2015-10-07

Coverage of Global Trends in Online Safety: Creating a National Framework

2015-10-07

FOSI and Telecom Italia Host 'Global Trends in Online Safety: Creating a National Framework'

2015-09-15

Creating a National Online Safety Plan

2015-09-15

Wolverton: At what age should kids start social networking?

2015-08-13

Homework help in the digital age

2015-08-13

Parents, Help Your Connected Teens Get Safety Savvy This Summer

2015-07-30

Be Your Best Self Online

2015-07-26

How Technology Helps Me to Be a Better Parent

2015-07-19

Amazon Fire HD Kids Edition Is The Maker's First Tablet For Children

2015-06-03

Google Play store adopts 'family-friendly' features

2015-05-27

FOSI Forum To Explore European Perspective on Online Safety

2015-05-11

Is it OK to read your kids' social media posts?

2015-05-04

Facebook revamps its takedown guidelines

2015-03-15

The Disturbing Facebook Trend of Stolen Kids Photos

2015-03-02

Parents: Think before you post to social media

2015-02-28

25 Texting Acronyms Every Parent Should Know

2015-02-26

What will happen when the internet of things becomes artificially intelligent?

2015-02-19

10 Ways Technology Makes You a Better Mom

2015-02-12

Let's Choose to Create a Better Internet

2015-02-09

Vodafone to Chair FOSI Board

2015-01-29

Facebook restricts violent video clips and photos

2015-01-12

Online Safety Redefined: The 3 Key Elements

2015-01-10

Safety experts warning about gadgets as Christmas presents

2014-12-16

Statement of Family Online Safety Institute on #WePROTECT Summit

2014-12-10

PIR, GNOC: Texting Acronyms Parents Need to Know

2014-12-08

Quinn: Google for kids, coming soon

2014-12-06

Selling Girl Scout cookies online can have a dark side

2014-12-02

Online Safety: What Does It Mean To You?

2014-11-20

New Research Finds Benefits Outweigh Harms in Kids’ Tech Use

2014-11-11

The Age of Insta-kids

2014-10-30

10 Ways to Make YouTube Safer for Your Kids

2014-10-19

Family Online Safety Institute Welcomes TELUS as its First Canadian Member

2014-10-14

Messaging mavens: Youth shift socializing focus to smartphone applications

2014-09-22

Does sharing photos of your children on Facebook put them at risk?

2014-09-19

Silicon Valley firms halted spread of Steven Sotloff beheading video

2014-09-03

Syrian beheading photos spur call for Facebook rethink

2014-08-26

Why you might not want to post your child's back-to-school photos to Facebook

2014-08-24

The case for a social media standard on sensitive content

2014-08-20

Spy-master parents might uncover trust problems

2014-08-18

Be Mindful of Sharing, Because Toddlers Grow Up

2014-08-17

Google's email filtering in the spotlight

2014-08-05

Spying on Your Kids' Phones, for Their Own Good

2014-07-13

Social media parents must think before they post

2014-06-26

FOSI Hosts European Forum to Promote Commitment to a Better, Safer Internet

2014-05-21

The Right to Remember

2014-05-15

Risk vs. Harm: Time for a Recalculation

2014-05-04

Learning the Lessons of the InBloom Failure

2014-04-23

FOSI Hosts Roundtable to Facilitate the Online Safety Conversation in Latin America

2014-04-09

Teachers, students and social media: Where is the line?

2014-04-08

FOSI Celebrates Safer Internet Day

2014-02-10

ISPs may exclude charities from parental-control filters

2014-01-30

UK government tackles wrongly-blocked websites

2014-01-30

Statement of Family Online Safety Institute on Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013

2013-11-13

New FOSI Research Finds Teens Increasingly Concerned About Online Identity Theft

2013-11-05

Facebook makes U-turn over decapitation video clip

2013-10-22

Facebook reverses itself again, takes down beheading video

2013-10-22

Google tests parental controls for Chrome browser

2013-10-22

Facebook Changes Procedures on Posting of Violent, Disturbing Images

2013-10-21

PM calls Facebook irresponsible for allowing beheading clips

2013-10-21

Facebook lets beheading clips return to social network

2013-10-20

Facebook's New Teen Policy Draws Fire

2013-10-16

Facebook lifts restriction on teen users sharing with public

2013-10-15

Facebook: Teens can now post publicly, but posts are friends-only by default

2013-10-15

Sharing, With a Safety Net

2013-09-18

LinkedIn Becomes FOSI's Latest Connection

2013-08-26

Ask.fm's Teen Suicide Case and the Anonymity Problem

2013-08-20

Vodafone Becomes Newest FOSI Member

2013-07-07

Parent-child contracts for using digital devices

2013-07-01

FOSI and Telstra Host Forum to Promote Responsible Online Behavior

2013-06-23

Statement from Stephen Balkam, CEO, Family Online Safety Institute in Response to UK Government Announcement Regarding Tackling Illegal Images Online

2013-06-17

June is Internet Safety Awareness Month: Connect with Your Teen About Online Safety

2013-06-12

Balkam: Examine your 'digital reputation'

2013-06-12

FOSI Hosts Euro Forum to Tackle Online Safety and Privacy Concerns

2013-05-14

Teenagers, social media, and terrorism: a threat level hard to assess

2013-04-30

Facebook U-turn after charities criticise decapitation videos

2013-04-30

Facebook, MacArthur Foundation, Mozilla, and the Family Online Safety Institute Launch Project: Connect

2013-04-17

In Ohio case, social media is a double-edged sword

2013-03-18

New technology offers kids, teens options for private photo- and text-sharing

2013-03-12

T-Mobile USA Partners with FOSI to Champion Best Digital Practices

2013-02-06

Have YOU Taken the Pledge? A Platform for Good Asks Internet Users to Use Their Online Power for Good

2013-02-04

FOSI Celebrates Data Privacy Day

2013-01-27

Trend Micro Joins Family Online Safety Institute

2013-01-21

Hey, it's Safer Internet Day! -- Take the Pledge!

2013-01-13

Parental Denial a Universal Affliction

2012-12-18

FOSI responds to The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) final amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA)

2012-12-18

Good Morning New Zealand interviews Stephen Balkam, CEO of FOSI

2012-11-28

Parents Told to Take Charge Online

2012-11-25

Telstra Becomes Newest FOSI Member

2012-11-22

Teens and Venture Investors Demand Online Safety & Privacy

2012-11-13

For Kids and Parents, There's a Digital Generation Gap, But Maybe That's OK

2012-11-13

New Study Shows Significant Gaps in Perceptions about Teens’ Online Behavior

2012-11-13

Generation Gap Extends to Perceptions About Teens' Online Behavior

2012-11-13

Mind the Online Generation Gap

2012-11-13

Mind Candy Becomes Newest FOSI Member

2012-10-31

Angie Goff of Washington's NBC4 Highlights FOSI's A Platform for Good

2012-10-20

Not All Screen Time Is Equal

2012-09-25

A Platform for Good Aims to Do Battle with Evil

2012-09-12

Facebook and Google Help Launch Online Safety Platform For Teens

2012-09-12

A Platform for Good Helps Parents and Teens Connect, Share and Do Good

2012-09-11

FOSI Supports AT&T’s “No Text On Board Pledge Day”

2012-08-14

Digital Teens and the Three T's

2012-07-17

Facebook to Chair FOSI Board

2012-07-09

Verifying Ages Online Is a Daunting Task, Even for Experts

2012-06-16

Mobile flirting site Skout suspends service for teens after sex assaults

2012-06-12

How to Help Your Tween Use Facebook, Safely

2012-06-07

Tweens on Facebook: There's much to like

2012-06-07

How to protect your kids on Facebook

2012-06-06

Family advocates worry as Facebook looks to allow access for children.

2012-06-05

Kids Could Someday Get on Facebook, Without Lying

2012-06-04

Facebook Advisers Propose Ways to Allow Tweens on the Site Officially

2012-06-04

FOSI Hosts Forum on Online Safety and Privacy in Brussels with Industry Leaders and the European Union

2012-05-14

Making It Official: Family Online Safety Contracts

2012-04-08

How Can Brands Help Kids and Families Navigate the Digital Revolution?

2012-04-03

FOSI Says G'Day! To The Cyber Guardian

2012-04-02

Why Parents Should Educate Their Kids About Tech

2012-03-21

Harvesting the Fruits of a Tech Revolution

2012-03-20

Unlocking the Potential of the Internet in the Middle East

2012-03-05

A Platform for Good Encourages Kids to Connect, Share and Do Good

2012-02-21

Safety Report: Teen Tracking Devices

2012-02-15

Dad Shoots Daughter's Laptop, Misses an Opportunity

2012-01-13

Software keeps dogged watch over kids' cellphone activity

2012-01-13

FOSI and ictQATAR Collaborate to Promote Online Safety in the Middle East

2012-01-09

Editorial: Teens and civility on social media sites

2011-12-28

A Parent's Role in Teaching Online Safety

2011-12-20

Who's Opposed To .XXX Domain Names? Not Exactly Who You'd Think

2011-12-13

Benvenuto! FOSI Welcomes Italy's Leading Telecom Provider

2011-12-13

The Good, the Bad and the (Not So) Ugly of Teen Social Networking

2011-11-08

A Parent's Role in Teaching Online Safety

2011-11-08

Social media, teens, parents and whether to 'friend'

2011-11-08

Study: Teen say peers mostly kind on social-media sites

2011-11-08

FOSI Asks: What is Safe and Healthy Online Use?

2011-11-08

Teens on Facebook: mostly kind, but cruelty is still a problem

2011-11-08

The Price of Advice

2011-10-12

The case for spying on your kids

2011-10-04

Lawmakers, advocates split over teen Net privacy

2011-10-04

Energy and Commerce subpanel to review children's privacy law

2011-10-03

OMG, Teens and Their Phones

2011-09-27

Tech Report: Parents Getting a Better Handle on Kids Online Use

2011-09-13

Majority of Parents Use Tools, Rules to Protect Their Kids Online

2011-09-13

Survey: Parents Mostly Savvy on Kids Internet Use

2011-09-13

Be Afraid of Facebook, Be Very Afraid

2011-08-25

Back-to-School Internet Tips for Parents

2011-08-22

Family Online Safety Institute Shortlisted in 2011 Nominet Internet Awards

2011-06-28

Is Every European a Digital Citizen?

2011-05-05

New Tool Monitors Online Safety Practices Around The World

2011-02-07

A Range of Options for a Victim's Parents

2010-12-03

New Reserach Study to Examine Teens' Online Behavior

2010-11-15

FOSI Hosts World's Foremost Online Safety Conference

2010-11-08

The Walt Disney Company Joins FOSI

2010-11-07

FOSI Commemorates 10th Anniversary of COPA Commission Report

2010-10-19

Sex, Suicides, and Videotape

2010-10-04

How young is too young for facebook?

2010-10-01

USTelecom Joins FOSI

2010-09-30

Lights, Camera, Safety! MPAA Joins FOSI

2010-09-27

Facebook's Places and The Private Spaces in Between

2010-09-23

Does Technology pose a threat to our private life?

2010-09-20

Online safety: Facebook, the GRID project and the 'panic button' myth

2010-09-08

T-Mobile USA Teams with FOSI to Improve Safe Cell Phone Use for Children, Families

2010-09-01

FOSI Launches Unique Family Online Safety Portal

2010-07-25

Microsoft to Chair FOSI Board

2010-07-15

Game On: Entertainment Software Association Joins FOSI

2010-07-13

Good Day Street Talk takes a look at the impact of social media!

2010-07-09

Australia Seeks FOSI Input into Cyber-Safety Review

2010-06-28

FOSI Welcomes OSTWG Report Recommendations

2010-06-03

FOSI's 2nd Annual European Conference was held in Madrid and hosted by Telefonica. This one day conference attracted over 250 attendees and an impressive selection of speakers.

2010-05-26

Piecing Together an Online Safety Plan

2010-05-26

FOSI Welcomes New Facebook Privacy Features

2010-05-25

Facebook' for Kids Keeps Parents in the Loop

2010-05-18

FOSI Co-Hosts the Middle East's First Online Safety Conference

2010-04-26

26-28, April 2010

2010-04-25

FOSI comments on a new UK ISP using BBFC Rating as part of its parental control suite

2010-04-21

As Bullies Go Digital, Parents Play Catch-Up

2010-04-20

Facebook steps up security

2010-04-12

Facebook announces 24-hour 'police hotline.'

2010-04-12

Why the iPad is the Future of Education (and Porn)

2010-04-11

FOSI Applauds National Broadband Plan

2010-03-16

Time Warner Cable Joins Growing FOSI Family

2010-02-24

Miracles and Wonders of the Mobile World Congress

2010-02-16

FOSI and Member Companies Promote Careful Clicking on Safer Internet Day

2010-02-08

21st Century Citizenship

2010-02-07

FOSI Applauds Digital Nation Documentary

2010-02-01

Are we (Virtually) There Yet?

2010-01-31

FOSI and Facebook Encourage Responsible Digital Citizenship, Provide Tips for Maximizing Online Privacy

2010-01-27

Kingdom of Bahrain Leads Gulf’s Drive for Child Safety on the Internet

2009-12-13

Facebook 'Friends' FOSI

2009-12-06

FOSI Signs Internet Safety Agreement with the Suzanne Mubarak Women’s International Peace Movement and the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

2009-11-17

Magid: Treating kids on the Web in a new way

2009-11-10

Tools, Rules and Schools Needed to Connect the Next Billion Safely & Responsibly

2009-11-03

Creating Better "Digital Citizens" Internet Safety Conference Will Discuss Media Literacy, Cyberbullying, Self-Destructive Online Behaviors

2009-11-01

Digital Citizenship and Responsible Online Use Key Components to Kids Online Safety

2009-09-15

Google, Verizon, Others in New Child Safety Push

2009-07-08

Family Online Safety Institute Supports PointSmart.ClickSafe.Task Force Recommendations

2009-07-07

Child safety online: a guide for parents

2009-07-02

Digital Britain: Opening up broadband comes with responsibilities, says FOSI

2009-06-15

Optnet Joins the Family Online Safety Institute

2009-06-07

Happy Interent Safety Day

2009-06-01

Family Online Safety Institute Recognizes Internet Safety Month and Calls for a Culture of Responsibility

2009-05-31

Family Online Safety Institute Supports SAFE Internet Bill

2009-05-12

Qikker than Twitter

2009-04-27

A kinder, gentler response to adolescent "sexting."

2009-04-22

Wireless Online Safety Conference Says Education is Key in Keeping Kids Safe in a Mobile Environment

2009-04-21

Nominum Joins The Family Online Safety Institute

2009-04-12

FOSI Hosts ‘Online on Wednesday’ Hill Panels to Promote a New Culture of Responsibility

2009-03-17

Keeping Kids Safe in a Mobile Environment

2009-03-15

Please Join the Family Online Safety Institute and Rep. Melissa Bean for the first Online on Wednesday Panel Series

2009-03-15

Digital Britain - Interim Report

2009-02-01

Yahoo! Joins FOSI to Enable Safer Internet Experience

2009-01-27

Peer to Peer

2009-01-22

Family Online Safety Institute Congratulates Obama on Inauguration Day

2009-01-19

Towards a New Culture of Responsibilty

2009-01-19

Online Privacy Decisions Confront Obama

2009-01-12

StreamShield Joins Family Online Safety Institute to Help Enable Safer Internet Experiences

2009-01-07

Cable Deepens Its Commitment to Child Online Safety With Membership in FOSI: NCTA Joins Preeminent Online Safety Group

2008-12-16

Group wants National Safety Officer under Obama's CTO

2008-12-11

Group seeks kids' online safety in the White House

2008-12-11

Online safety czar called for.

2008-12-11

FOSI CEO Issues Recommendations for Next Administration

2008-12-10

New Report Urges Obama to Focus on Internet Safety for Children

2008-12-09

Sprint Teams Up with the Family Online Safety Institute to Protect Kids Anywhere They Can Access the Web

2008-12-07

Symantec and FOSI join forces to make the online world safer for kids and families

2008-11-18

Family Online Safety Institute Launches New Website

2008-10-29

On Hate Speech, Internet Service Providers Exempt from First Amendment, Attorney Says

2008-10-16

Family Online Safety Institute to Participate in "What's Next" Panel on Internet Safety

2008-10-15

Rediscovering Online Safety

2008-10-09

Family Online Safety Institute Applauds Congressional Efforts to Protect Children on the Internet

2008-09-30

Family Online Safety Institute Welcomes New Member Privo

2008-09-14

Virtual Worlds Get Real About Punishment

2008-08-19

Family Online Safety Institute Welcomes Newest Member Fox Interactive Media

2008-08-14

Family Online Safety Institute Welcomes New Member Microsoft

2008-08-06

Ning Signs on as Newest Member of Family Online Safety Institute

2008-07-24

European Focus For Family Online Safety Institute

2008-06-30

Summer Vacation on the Internet?

2008-06-23

FOSI Welcomes AT&T Vice President as New Board of Directors Chair

2008-06-18

Dr. Tanya Byron to give Oxford Lecture for FOSI

2008-06-08

Blue Coat Joins Family Online Safety Institute to Protect Kids in the Web 2.0 World

2008-05-26

The Future of Media Literacy Part 2

2008-05-26

Have Fun and Feel Safe on the Web!

2008-05-18

Facebook adding safeguards against cyberbullying, porn

2008-05-07

Google Joins Family Online Safety Institute to Protect Kids in Web 2.0 World

2008-04-27

Andrew Keen on the Byron Review

2008-04-06

Family Online Safety Institute Welcomes the Recommendations of the Byron Review

2008-03-27

Tech Weekly podcast, including an interview with Stephen Balkam of the Family Online Safety Institutute

2008-03-04

FOSI Joins Internet Safety Technical Task Force

2008-02-27

Online content providers sign up to code of conduct to protect children

2008-02-17

EU eyes safer cyberspace for young

2008-02-10

Assistance for Parents and Pedagogues to Protect Children in the Digital Jungle is Needed

2008-02-10

Providing a safety net for the web

2008-02-07

"confoki": Kindersicherung für das Internet Webseiten-Label-System für alle Betriebssysteme

2008-02-06

Mit Schutz durch die virtuelle Welt

2008-02-06

Social networking sites claim safety comes first

2008-01-22

Learning About The Family Online Safety Institute

2007-12-05

Family Online Safety Institute, Industry Leaders to Discuss the State of Internet Safety at Annual Conference

2007-12-05

Blue Coat's John Carosella to Speak at Family Online Safety Institute Annual Conference

2007-11-25

Child Protection Organisations Welcome UN Secretary General's Statement of the UN's Commitment to Child Online Safety at IGF in Rio

2007-11-11

FlowInspect joins the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI)

2007-10-22

Family Online Safety Institute Adds Crisp Thinking

2007-10-17

A series of four articles on online safety by Stephen Balkam.

2007-10-15

Telefónica and FOSI Hold an Educational-Training Workshop on the Responsible Use of New Technologies

2007-09-25

Michael McKeehan Named FOSI Chairman

2007-07-08

Tips to protect kids from unsavory online content

2007-06-30

WRAAC's ParentalControl Bar Marks Key Milestones

2007-06-17

Working Toward Improved Online Safety in Mexico

2007-06-11

The Valley Exposed: Porn and the Family