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# Family Online Safety Institute

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## Pages
- [Parenting](https://fosi.org/parenting/)
- [Home](https://fosi.org/)
- [About Us](https://fosi.org/about-us/)
- [Now Hiring: Policy Intern](https://fosi.org/current-job-openings/)
- [Fellows Program](https://fosi.org/fellows-program/)

## Posts
- [Three Questions to Ask When You're Worried About Your Teen’s Phone Habits](https://fosi.org/three-questions-to-ask-when-youre-worried-about-your-teens-phone-habits/)
- [Parental Controls for Online Safety are Underutilized, New Study Finds](https://fosi.org/parental-controls-for-online-safety-are-underutilized-new-study-finds/)
- [Should Social Media Be Allowed or Banned for Kids?](https://fosi.org/should-social-media-be-allowed-or-banned-for-kids/)
- [Biggest Screen Time Mistakes Parents Make \(and What Actually Works Instead\)](https://fosi.org/biggest-screen-time-mistakes-parents-make-and-what-actually-works-instead/)
- [5 Tips For Identifying AI Scams Before It’s Too Late](https://fosi.org/5-tips-for-identifying-ai-scams-before-its-too-late/)

## Agenda
- [Breakout: Don't Just Press Play: Quality Content for Kids](https://fosi.org/agenda/5165-breakout-dont-just-press-play-quality-content-for-kids/)
- [Breakout: Mind Over Matter: The Psychological Impact of Digital Media](https://fosi.org/agenda/46-breakout-mind-over-matter-the-psychological-impact-of-digital-media/)
- [Fireside Chat](https://fosi.org/agenda/9-fireside-chat/)
- [Fireside Chat \- The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week](https://fosi.org/agenda/5660-fireside-chat-the-power-of-unplugging-one-day-a-week/)
- [Family Toolbox in a Digital Age](https://fosi.org/agenda/5659-family-toolbox-in-a-digital-age/)

## People
- [Jonny Shipp](https://fosi.org/people/jonny-shipp/)
- [Dr\. Jacqueline Vickery](https://fosi.org/people/dr-jacqueline-vickery/)
- [Martin Harris Hess](https://fosi.org/people/martin-harris-hess/)
- [Bernardo Herman](https://fosi.org/people/bernardo-herman/)
- [Jeffrey DeMarco](https://fosi.org/people/jeffrey-demarco/)

## Policy
- [The AI Personalization Safety Debate](https://fosi.org/policy/the-ai-personalization-safety-debate/)
- [Young People and Online Gambling: What the United States Can Learn from Ireland’s Approach](https://fosi.org/policy/young-people-and-online-gambling-what-the-united-states-can-learn-from-irelands-approach/)
- [Ofcom Call for Evidence: Content Harmful to Children](https://fosi.org/policy/ofcom-call-for-evidence-content-harmful-to-children/)
- [Balancing Safety and Privacy: A Proportionate Age Assurance Approach](https://fosi.org/policy/balancing-safety-and-privacy-a-proportionate-age-assurance-approach/)
- [FOSI Briefs the States: Engaging Florida on the Future of Online Safety Policy](https://fosi.org/policy/fosi-briefs-the-states-engaging-florida-on-the-future-of-online-safety-policy/)

## Program
- [FOSI's Top 5 Back\-to\-School Safety Resources](https://fosi.org/program/fosis-top-5-back-to-school-safety-resources/)
- [Understanding 'Nudify' Apps](https://fosi.org/program/understanding-nudify-apps/)
- [Tip Sheet: What is T\-Mobile's FamilyMode?](https://fosi.org/program/tip-sheet-what-is-t-mobiles-familymode/)
- [Tip Sheet: What is Verizon Smart Family?](https://fosi.org/program/tip-sheet-what-is-verizon-smart-family/)
- [Tip Sheet: What is Xfinity xFi?](https://fosi.org/program/tip-sheet-what-is-xfinity-xfi/)

## Research
- [Online Safety Across the Generations](https://fosi.org/research/online-safety-across-the-generations/)
- [Parents, Privacy \& Technology Use](https://fosi.org/research/parents-privacy-technology-use/)
- [A Ban Briefing: Children and Parents’ Perceptions of Social Media and Classroom Smartphone Bans in the U\.S\. and Australia](https://fosi.org/research/a-ban-briefing-children-and-parents-perceptions-of-social-media-and-classroom-smartphone-bans-in-the-u-s-and-australia/)
- [Generative AI in Uncertain Times: How Teens are Navigating a New Digital Frontier](https://fosi.org/research/generative-ai-in-uncertain-times-how-teens-are-navigating-a-new-digital-frontier/)
- [Connected and Protected: Insights from FOSI’s 2025 Online Safety Survey](https://fosi.org/research/connected-and-protected-insights-from-fosis-2025-online-safety-survey/)

## Sponsors
- [PlayStation Welcome](https://fosi.org/sponsors/playstation-welcome/)
- [Sony Welcome](https://fosi.org/sponsors/sony-welcome/)
- [Roblox](https://fosi.org/sponsors/roblox-sponsor/)
- [Roblox Welcome](https://fosi.org/sponsors/roblox-welcome/)
- [Resolver Silver](https://fosi.org/sponsors/resolver-silver/)

## Events
- [FOSI 2025 Annual Conference](https://fosi.org/event/fosi-annual-conference-2025/): 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\.
- [FOSI 2026 European Forum](https://fosi.org/event/fosi-2026-european-forum/)
- [FOSI 2026 Annual Conference](https://fosi.org/event/fosi-2026-annual-conference/)
- [FOSI 2020 Annual Conference](https://fosi.org/event/2020-annual-conference/): On November 18th, we hosted the premier online safety event of 2020 – live and virtual\! This year's event, "Building Resilience," covered the many changing elements of online life, for ourselves, our families, and our world\. The inherent obstacles and vast benefits of the digital world have become apparent to all of us now more than ever, and we explored these issues against the backdrop of a quickly changing social and cultural landscape\.
- [FOSI 2024 Annual Conference](https://fosi.org/event/fosi-2024-annual-conference/): On December 9th, 2024, FOSI hosted its Annual Conference at the InterContinental on the Wharf in Washington, DC\. This year's theme, From Protection to Empowerment, brought together leaders from the public, private, academic, and nonprofit sectors to address the most pressing issues in online safety\. The conference explored how protective measures can evolve into tools that empower users to confidently navigate the digital world\.

## Categories
- [Blog](https://fosi.org/category/blog/)
- [News](https://fosi.org/category/news/)
- [Media Literacy](https://fosi.org/category/media-literacy/)
- [Platforms Explained](https://fosi.org/category/platforms-explained/)
- [Education Aides](https://fosi.org/category/education-aides/)

## Tags
- [what parents need to know about digital wellbeing](https://fosi.org/tag/what-parents-need-to-know-about-digital-wellbeing/)
- [tips for digital parenting during the pandemic](https://fosi.org/tag/tips-for-digital-parenting-during-the-pandemic/)
- [what parents need to know about social media](https://fosi.org/tag/what-parents-need-to-know-about-social-media/)
- [what parents need to know about screen time](https://fosi.org/tag/what-parents-need-to-know-about-screen-time/)
- [what parents need to know about digital citizenship](https://fosi.org/tag/what-parents-need-to-know-about-digital-citizenship/)

## Program Category
- [Topic](https://fosi.org/program-category/topic/)
- [Device](https://fosi.org/program-category/device/)
- [Smartphone](https://fosi.org/program-category/smartphone/)
- [Platform](https://fosi.org/program-category/platform/)
- [Laptop](https://fosi.org/program-category/laptop/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://fosi.org/sitemap_index.xml)