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FOSI\u2019s research projects provide data-driven insights and evidence-based guidance to inform policy, industry best practices, family support around online safety and digital wellbeing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t

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Beyond Borders: U.S. and Australian Families on Online Safety, Screen Use, and the Digital Lives of Kids<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Our increasingly digital world has brought with it an increased focus on kids\u2019 digital lives. In the past few years,<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Australian Children\u2019s and Parents\u2019 Perceptions of the Recent Social Media Ban<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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This report is part of FOSI’s ongoing Online Safety Survey, conducted bi-annually in the United States and Australia. Building on<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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A Ban Briefing: Children and Parents\u2019 Perceptions of Social Media and Classroom Smartphone Bans in the U.S. and Australia<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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This research brief examines how parents and children in both the United States and Australia view emerging policy conversations around<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Generative AI in Uncertain Times: How Teens are Navigating a New Digital Frontier<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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As generative AI rapidly reshapes how we learn, create, and communicate, teenagers are among its earliest adopters. To better understand<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Connected and Protected: Insights from FOSI\u2019s 2025 Online Safety Survey<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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As technology evolves and becomes further embedded into everyday life, understanding how families navigate online safety is more important than<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Promoting Wellbeing in a Digital World<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Today, the intersection of wellbeing and online life, especially as it relates to teens, is a major focus of concern.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Generative AI: Emerging Habits, Hopes and Fears<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Nothing has expanded more quickly into public consciousness over the past year than generative artificial intelligence (genAI). With the introduction<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Making Sense of Age Assurance: Enabling Safer Online Experiences<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Age assurance has been a key challenge for online platforms and services for many years. While it is agreed that<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Managing the Narrative: Young People’s Use of Online Safety Tools<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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In 2021, there isn\u2019t a simple answer about how Generation Z relates to the digital world. They are simultaneously enthusiastic<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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FOSI’s Online Safety Survey is a bi-annual project that aims to assess the state of online safety trends, habits and concerns through the years. Survey respondents are both kids aged 10-17 and parents of kids aged 10 -17. This survey asks parents and kids their thoughts about parental controls, online safety education, household rules, and much more. This research is conducted in partnership with Ipsos.<\/p>\n

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