Family Online Safety Institute
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| Abbreviation | FOSI |
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| Formation | February 2007 |
| Purpose | "The Family Online Safety Institute works to make the online world safer for kids and their families by identifying and promoting best practice, tools and methods in the field of online safety, that also respect free expression." |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC |
| Stephen Balkam | |
| Website | https://www.fosi.org/ |
The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) is an international nonprofit organization. It is registered as a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit charity in the United States and a registered charity in the United Kingdom. FOSI was founded in February 2007 by Stephen Balkam, who had created the Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA). FOSI is chaired by Dave Pierce, Vice President of Public Affairs, NCTA.
The Family Online Safety Institute is a membership-based organization, members pay an annual stipend to FOSI. In turn FOSI uses this funding for its general operation and to further its goals and mission. Each of the FOSI members have a representative on the Board of Directors.
Full members of FOSI include prominent American and British companies. Members include AOL, AT&T,Comcast,Facebook, France Telecom, Entertainment Software Association, GSM Association,Google, Microsoft, National Cable & Telecommunications Association,Nominum,OptenetKCOM Group,Rulespace,Sprint,Streamshield,Symantec,T-Mobile USA,Telefonica, Telmex, Time Warner Cable,CTIA – The Wireless Association, Verizon,Vodafone and Yahoo!.
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