Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI)

Last updated: 2024-01-23

About our SID activities

FOSI harnesses the “three Ps” to work to create a better internet - policy, industry best practices and parenting.
Our policy team works on the international, national, and state level. Our policy work includes events (such as our FOSI Briefs the Hill and FOSI Briefs the States series), issuing statements, briefs and providing general guidance and education to policymakers, and building relationships with key stakeholders on all levels of government, all to enhance online safety best practices.
Industry best practices focus on hosting events highlighting the extraordinary work online safety experts do today. These include the premier online safety event of the year, the FOSI Annual Conference, and the European Forum. These events aim to bring together professionals with a vested interest in online safety to share ideas, goals and actions that will lead to a safer digital experience for all.
Regarding parenting, FOSI brings parenting/online safety experts together to contribute to our Good Digital Parenting platform. Good Digital Parenting features blogs and resources about various timely, important topics. Good Digital Parenting also hosts webinars throughout the year that focus on parenting in the digital age. The goal of Good Digital Parenting is to educate parents/caregivers about online safety so that they can work to raise the next generation of digital citizens.

What we are doing to create a better internet...

FOSI’s main mission is to make the online world safer for everyone. In addition to the three Ps mentioned above, we also work with our partners to support them in their efforts to make their platforms safer for users. FOSI also conducts its research to understand better the ever-changing online safety landscape, such as 2023’s research– "Generative AI: Emerging Habits, Hopes and Fears". Every event, resource, policy brief and research project revolves around the central part of our mission: making the online world safer for kids and their families.

About us

The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) is an international, non-profit organisation that works to make the online world safer for kids and their families. FOSI convenes industry, government, and nonprofit leaders to collaborate and innovate new solutions and policies in online safety. Through research, resources, events and special projects, FOSI promotes a culture of responsibility online and encourages a sense of digital citizenship for all. 

Additional links/resources

Website
https://www.fosi.org/

Email address
fosi@fosi.org

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