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SUMMARY:FOSI 2021 Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Recovery & Renewal: Creating a path to a new normal\nOn November 15th\, FOSI hosted its live\, virtual 2021 Annual Conference\, entitled “Recovery & Renewal: Creating a path to new normal.” This event highlighted our most important insights from the last year and a half\, to ensure that our new normal includes revamped best practices for ourselves\, our families\, and our world. The event convened leaders across industry\, government\, academia\, and the nonprofit sector to discuss a variety of topics within online safety such as content moderation\, the digital divide\, children’s privacy\, and digital wellbeing\, among others.  \nCaroline Curtin\, Director of Government Affairs at Microsoft and Chair of the FOSI Board\, started the day by giving a welcome address and Stephen Balkam\, CEO\, gave opening remarks.  \nThe first session of the conference was the launch of FOSI’s new research\, “Managing the Narrative: Young People’s Use of Online Safety Tools\,” made possible in partnership with Snap Inc. and conducted by The Harris Poll. Findings from the report were presented by researchers David Krane and Jessica Massay\, who shared the leading findings from the report\, specifically about young people’s attitudes and experiences in the discussion around online safety\, their feedback on what remains difficult\, and how parents\, educators\, and industry can provide better blueprints to continue creating helpful solutions. \nFollowing their presentation\, a panel of experts shared the stage for the first plenary session\, and provided a further dissection of Managing the Narrative. Dr. Ellen Selkie of the University of Wisconsin\, Madison moderated a conversation between Jacqueline Beauchere from Snap Inc\, David Krane of The Harris Poll\, and Amanda Lenhart of Data & Society Research Institute. The panelists shared their reactions to the report as well as discussed the methodology used and how the pandemic provides contextualization to the findings. The panelists also spoke about the importance of a healthy parent-child relationship when it came to technology and discussed the ways in which industry can work together with parents to create a safe and inclusive experience for teens online.  \nAfter a short networking break\, Dr. Richard Graham of Good Thinking: The London Digital Mental Wellbeing Service led the discussion for the ‘Setting the Scene: Psychological Wellbeing & Resilience’ plenary. He was joined on screen by Dr. Nusheen Ameenuddin of The Mayo Clinic\, author and filmmaker Tiffany Shlain\, and Rosalind Wiseman of Cultures of Dignity. The panel explored their interpretation of wellbeing and resilience\, how to create spaces that encourage digital wellbeing for children and families\, and how best to establish honest communication\, supportive relationships\, and healthy boundaries when it comes to digital exploration.  \nIn the final session of the morning\, Stephen Balkam of FOSI was joined in conversation by Karen Ressmeyer of Amazon and Dr. Michael Rich of the Digital Wellness Lab. ‘Technology’s Positive Role in Child Development’ showcased how Amazon Kids approaches product development and privacy in their new kids products as well as highlighted the ways in which technology can play a helpful and positive role in child development when created thoughtfully and used in moderation.  \nThe first set of breakout sessions explored a wide range of topics including policy\, parenting\, industry\, and research. The policy panel explored the international implications of COPPA and the Age Appropriate Design Code\, namely how the AADC can be a model and tool for global privacy and safety protection for children online. The parenting session discussed ways in which families can benefit from having regular conversations about setting tech expectations as well as actionable tips parents can use to manage tech in the home. In the “Industry Solutions” panel\, speakers discussed a variety of topics ranging from recent technical safety features and the design process of such products to the importance of research and media literacy campaigns in developing the best user and parental controls for online safety. In “Gathering the Evidence: Latest Research and Insights\,” researchers discussed how the pandemic has globally affected teens and young people in regards to their relationship with technology as well as how the past year and a half have affected cyberbullying\, resilience measures\, and what further research is needed in this space. \nOur featured afternoon fireside chat was a discussion between Antigone Davis and James Hairston of Meta and Dr. Lewis Bernstein\, formerly of Sesame Workshop. In “Tap into the Metaverse\,” the speakers presented a brief explanation of what the metaverse is\, the significant opportunities to develop kids’ content and build empathy\, and how partnering with organizations can ensure companies build immersive user experiences responsibly and with safety as a key pillar.  \nThe afternoon breakout sessions featured topics on mental health\, misinformation\, and closing the digital divide. “Promoting Mental Health & Mitigating Self Harm” showcased how social platforms are dealing with complex issues related to the pandemic and social media use for teens. In a discussion called “Facts\, Lies & Reality: Addressing False Information Online\,” speakers considered the difficulties of combating misinformation online\, the history of misinformation before the Internet\, constitutional and First Amendment concerns in regulating online speech\, plus the responsibility of consumers\, policymakers\, and tech companies in fighting the spread of misinformation. In the session discussing closing the digital divide\, speakers shared the historical context of federal broadband adoption efforts while highlighting what is currently being done in this setting\, namely the many consumer\, community\, and industry programs that work on improving the implementation and accessibility of broadband services.  \nThe penultimate panel of the day addressed “Making the Gaming World Safer Through Research\, Parental Controls\, and Self-Regulation\,” and featured Savannah Badalich of Discord\, Linda Norman of Microsoft and Xbox\, Stanley Pierre-Louis of the Entertainment Software Association\, Katie Salen Tekinbas of UC Irvine\, and was moderated by digital parenting expert Dr. Elizabeth Milovidov. The discussion included an overview of the gaming regulatory landscape and how the age and content rating system operates\, plus recent research into the benefits of gaming and online connectivity and a view of the parental and user safety controls.  \nThe final panel of Recovery & Renewal considered how to create a path to a new normal. With Laura Higgins of Roblox as moderator\, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant\, The Diana Award’s Tessy Ojo CBE\, Oxford Internet Institute’s Dr. Andrew Przybylski\, and clinical psychologist Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair discussed the benefits and challenges of our current hybrid lives while tackling the importance of research to inform policymaking and parental guidance\, regulatory feasibility and practicality\, the mental health challenges facing kids and families\, and the strategies used to mitigate the harms while reaping the many rewards of our digital lives.  \nFull videos of all plenary and breakout sessions are available on FOSI’s YouTube channel. \nClick to view our online commemorative photobook. \n#fosi2021 #RecoveryandRenewal
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