The Organization for Social Media Safety is at the forefront of social media safety expertise backed by a world-class staff, Advisory Council, and Board of Directors.
We work with schools, government agencies, businesses, and parents across the country to make social media safer for families.
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The Organization for Social Media Safety was born out of tragedy. Today, we fight every day to protect families from the dangers linked to social media.
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This morning, a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general announced a landmark settlement requiring Meta to pay at least $12.1 billion — and up to $17.1 billion — and to make court-enforceable changes to Instagram and Facebook to protect teens. It is the largest consumer protection settlement in history outside Big Tobacco. You can read the attorneys…
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We just delivered a major accountability win: The AI No Defense Act (AB 316), co-sponsored by the Organization for Social Media Safety, is now law in California! When AI-based features on social media cause harm, companies can no longer blame “the AI” and escape liability. Because of our coalition and co-sponsorship, the AI No Defense Act puts responsibility on Big Social…
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We are excited to announce that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the Youth Social Media Protection Act (AB 2481) into California law, a critical piece of legislation sponsored by the Organization for Social Media Safety. Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal authored this bill, which provides an important new tool to protect children from dangerous content on social…
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