News and information from FOSI

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This is the starting point for a wide range of information about ICRA and FOSI. Please select the appropriate link from the list below.

Press releases - see below.
FOSI diary - Details of forthcoming and past events, briefing papers, reports etc. The diary provides a lot of information about ICRA's and FOSI's activities.
Projects - information about long term projects in which ICRA and FOSI are and have been involved.
Press clippings - Online articles about ICRA and FOSI and related internet safety matters.

1 October 2008	Family Online Safety Institute Applauds Congressional Efforts to Protect Children on the Internet
17 September 2008	Sentinel Joins Family Online Safety Institute as Newest Member
15 September 2008	Family Online Safety Institute Welcomes New Member Privo
15 August 2008	Fox Interactive Media Partners with Family Online Safety Institute to Protect Teens Online
7 August 2008	Family Online Safety Institute Welcomes New Member. Microsoft will assist the organization in helping to protect children and families online
25 July 2008	Ning Signs on as Newest Member of Family Online Safety Institute
1 July 2008	Family Online Safety Institute Appoints European Development Director to Promote Online Safety Agenda
19 June 2008	Family Online Safety Institute Welcomes AT&T Vice President as New Board of Directors Chair
9 June 2008	Dr. Tanya Byron to give Oxford Lecture for FOSI
27 May 2008	Blue Coat Joins Family Online Safety Institute to Protect Kids in the Web 2.0 World
19 May 2008	Have Fun and Feel Safe on the Web! (Youth Protection Roundtable - YPRT)
28 April 2008	Google Joins Family Online Safety Institute to Protect Kids in Web 2.0 World
28 March 2008	Family Online Safety Institute Welcomes the Recommendations of the Byron Review
20 March 2008	Comcast Joins Family Online Safety Institute to Make Online World Safer for Kids
28 February 2008	FOSI Joins Internet Safety Technical Task Force to Identify and Develop Online Safety Tools
11 February 2008	Assistance for Parents and Pedagogues to Protect Children in the Digital Jungle is Needed
6 December 2007	Family Online Safety Institute, Industry Leaders to Discuss the State of Internet Safety at Annual Conference
12 November 2007	Child Protection Organisations Welcome UN Secretary General's Statement of the UN's Commitment to Child Online Safety at IGF in Rio
23 October 2007	FlowInspect joins the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI)
18 October 2007	Family Online Safety Institute Adds Crisp Thinking
26 September 2007	Telefónica and FOSI are Holding an Educational-Training Workshop on the Responsible Use of New Technologies
	Telefónica y FOSI Organizan Unas Jornadas Educo-Formativas
9 July 2007	Michael McKeehan Named FOSI Chairman
18 June 2007	WRAAC's ParentalControl Bar Marks Key Milestones
12 June 2007	Working Toward Improved Online Safety in Mexico
24 May 2007	Roundtable for Youth Protection Launched
30 March 2007	ICANN Can't: Organization Rejects Effort Designed to Protect Children
22 February 2007	Family Online Safety Institute Launches To Help Increase Safety On The Internet (FOSI European launch press release)
22 February 2007	StreamShield Joins the Family Online Safety Institute (StreamShield press release)
13 February 2007	New Institute Launches to Raise Online Safety, Lower Fears For Families (FOSI US launch press release)
20 December 2006	TELMEX and ICRA Unite to Promote Internet Safety in Latin America
14 December 2006	Tools released to detect, identify and authenticate online trustmarks
30 November 2006	ICRAchecked Adds the Human Touch to Increase Internet Safety (UK version) ICRA Adds the Human Touch to Increase Internet Safety (US version)
11 October 2006	RuleSpace Joins ICRA to Promote Internet Safety
21 July 2006	ICRA and Verizon Continue Partnership to Make the Internet Safer for Children
14 July 2006	Kingston Communications joins ICRA to help make the internet safer for children
12 July 2006	Website Rating And Advisory Council Uses ICRA Labeling To Power New ParentalControl Bar
12 June 2006	PFF and ICRA Hold Joint Brussels Roundtable; EU Commissioner Viviane Reding to Offer Opening Address
15 May 2006	Vivid Entertainment Uses ICRA labelling To Help Make The Internet Safer For Children
15 May 2006	Editions Profil annonce un partenariat avec l’ICRA pour la promotion et la diffusion du logiciel Parental Filter
26 April 2006	Tribal Fusion And ICRA Partnership Affirms Importance of Privacy and Quality Standards
21 April 2006	ICRA responds to US Child Pornography and Obscenity Bill
9 February 2006	W3C Launches Incubator Activity Le W3C lance l'activité Incubateur
24 October 2005	Microsoft Signs Licensing Agreement With ICRA To Enable Use Of Leading Global Labelling System.
13 October 2005	O2 to become the first company to win web trust mark.
13 October 2005	O2 marks its community awards by becoming the first company to win web trust certification.
12 July 2005	ICRA Unveils New System To Make Internet Safer.
30 June 2005	ICRA CEO Stephen Balkam Relocates To Washington DC.
8 June 2005	CompTIA Joins ICRA To Promote Child Protection & Free Speech Through Self Regulation Of The Internet.
30 May 2005	Verizon Foundation Delivers $70k Grant To ICRA, Supporting the Development of a Safer Internet.
7 April 2005	IQUA to Represent ICRA in Spain.
7 de abril de 2005	La Agencia de Calidad de Internet Firma un Acuerdo Con la Asociación ICRA Para Proteger a los Menores en Internet.
15 January 2005	ICRA CEO To Speak At Key Seminar At 3GSM World Congress in Cannes.
22 October 2004	QUATRO: The Online Quality Assurance Project Launched.
16 Octobre 2004	Zenbow : L'Internet en toute sérénité pour les enfants et les parents. Le premier produit de sécurité au monde à avoir reçu le label de l'ICRA
17 August 2004	New Microsoft Front Page Add-In Helps Website Authors Make The Internet Safer For Children
16 August 2004	Inmedia supports ICRA

10 June 2004	GSMA Joins Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA), Tom Phillips appointed chairman of ICRA Board & Executive

9 December 2003	Cable & Wireless extends support for internet safety

11 November 2003	European Project Empowers Internet Users with the Release of ICRAplus

22 July 2003	Eco ist jetzt Local Representative von ICRA für deutschsprachige Länder Eco to be ICRA representative in German speaking countries

10 June 2003	Hong Kong to introduce Internet content rating system

16 December 2002	ICRA to Launch Campaign for A Safer Internet Community

16 October 2002	iGGBA adopts ICRA standard for parental controls on I-Gaming

23 May 2002	Congressman Bob Goodlatte introduces legislation to make the internet safer for children. (PDF format)

21 March 2002	Internet industry leaders gather for the launch of ICRAfilter.

6 March 2002	Adult industry leaders unite to protect children from inappropriate content.

13 December 2000	ICRA Launches New System to Make the Internet Safer for Children ICRA präsentiert neues System zum Jugendschutz im Internet ICRA lance un système permettant aux enfants d'utiliser l'Internet en toute sécurité ICRA lanza un sistema para conseguir que Internet sea un lugar seguro para los niños