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What Can Help Keep Kids Safe Online? Ideas for Parents and Policymakers

There are legitimate concerns about the safety and well‐​being of children online. This has stimulated the interest of policymakers, and numerous legislative and regulatory proposals are being debated. Like many areas, however, civil society—not government—likely holds the best solutions. Government intervention is a blunt instrument and will itself create additional problems—particularly in the areas of freedom of expression and privacy—as compared with individual solutions undertaken by parents and families themselves.

This virtual policy forum brings together policy and child safety experts to discuss the risks and benefits young people may experience online and the tools parents and policymakers can consider to encourage a positive online experience and respond to concerns that they may face without sacrificing speech or privacy more generally.

Featuring
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Taylor Barkley

Technology and Innovation Director, Center for Growth and Opportunity

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Maureen Flatley

Child Welfare Expert

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Andrew Zack

Policy Manager, Family Online Safety Institute