On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing titled “Children’s Safety in the Digital Era: Strengthening Protections and Addressing Legal Gaps.” The hearing focused on the growing dangers children face online, particularly child sexual exploitation and other online harms, highlighting the failure of Big Tech to implement adequate […]
We welcome you to join FOSI for our kids’ online safety roundtable and reception in Sacramento, California. As the battle between regulation and litigation over kids' online safety continues, California proves to be a state taking the lead. Despite the seemingly inevitable legal challenges, California has been a catalyst for trends in digital safety legislation […]
FOSI’s 2025 European Forum brought together global leaders at Netflix’s Amsterdam headquarters for a day of cross-sector dialogue on research, regulation, and innovation in online safety.
As online safety stories continue to garner headlines and influence policymakers, the need for substantive research and data has become paramount. FOSI believes that the best public policies are grounded in evidence, even if compelling anecdotes and narratives help build momentum for a specific bill. With that in mind, we convened a group of online […]
Join us for a back-to-school webinar with experts from MotherAI, My Digital TAT2, and FOSI to help families navigate the role of technology in today’s classrooms.
As states continue to pass a variety of online safety and privacy measures, the impacts of this patchwork may finally come to a head. Both Virginia and Maryland have taken different approaches to kids' online safety. From a default 1-hour time limit for social media in Virginia to an updated Age Appropriate Design Code in […]
Hosted by FOSI and Born This Way Foundation, this session explored how parents and caregivers can create affirming spaces, better understand the role of online communities in young people’s lives, and strengthen connections at home. Born This Way Foundation shared key insights from research conducted alongside LGBTQ+ young people, offering actionable strategies families can use […]
FOSI’s Annual Conference brings together global leaders to explore how we can protect families online while embracing the benefits of technology in uncertain times.
As 2025 comes to an end, join FOSI staff’s briefing to reflect on all of the online safety policy developments from this year. What bills passed into law, what laws survived legal challenges, what laws came into effect this year? How can we learn from what worked and what didn’t, and how does that change […]
We welcome you to join FOSI for our kids’ online safety presentation and discussion in Tallahassee, Florida. In 2024, Florida passed HB 3 which included a first-in-the-nation measure that barred under 14 year olds from social media, and required parental consent for 14 and 15 year olds to create accounts. Florida has remained a state […]