online safety
FOSI Welcomes Online Safety and Technology Working Group Report Recommendations
WASHINGTON - The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) has applauded the final report of the Online Safety and Technology Working Group (OSTWG) for recognizing that there is no single solution to keeping kids safe online and finding that all stakeholders including parents, industry, educators, and government must work to improve online safety.
Children’s online risks and safety: A review of the available evidence
This review maps the latest relevant evidence on the main topics related to the online risks to children, draws out some of the key findings from the evidence, and indicates where there are currently gaps where future research may be needed.
The main topics investigated as part of the review include:
Teaching children to stay safe online – the European picture
New research from Eurydice at NFER shows how 30 European countries teach children about online safety. The research was carried out by the Eurydice information network on education in Europe, to support the European Commission’s Safer Internet Programme.
Main findings
Education on Online Safety (OS) is included in the school curriculum in 24 of the 30 European countries or regions, but it is implemented through a range of different paths and levels of intensity. Specific topics include:
Empowering Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University has published the Youth and Media Policy Working Group Initiative's response to the FCC's Notice of Inquiry (09-94) on "Empowering Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape":
