Podcast appearances and mentions of Stephen Balkam

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Monday, September 11, 20234:20 pm: Dr. Currie Myers, a criminologist and law enforcement veteran joins the program to discuss the recent calls for impeachment of New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham following her issue of an order banning concealed carry in the state.4:38 pm: Stephen Balkam, Founder and CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute, joins the show to discuss his piece for the Deseret News about whether Utah's social media law respects the rights of teen residents.6:05 pm: Christopher Bedford, Executive Editor at The Common Sense Society, joins Rod to discuss his piece about how Joe Biden is using illegal immigrants to hurt his political enemies.6:20 pm: Brian Lonergan, Director of Communications at the Immigration Reform Law Institute and Co-Host of the “No Border, No Country” podcast joins Rod for a conversation about his piece for the Washington Examiner in which he calls sanctuary cities a failed experiment.6:38 pm: Mike Gonzalez, Senior Fellow of Foreign Policy at the Heritage Foundation joins Rod to discuss his opposition to a new Smithsonian Museum of the American Latino.

The passage of the Social Media Regulation Act made Utah the first state to pass a law regulating social media use for children and teens. Stephen Balkam is the founder and CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute and discusses his thoughts about Utah's law and where it may fall short. Stephen and FOSI are holding an event in Salt Lake City on September 12th where parents, policymakers, and other Utahns can join a discussion about the need for thoughtful policy, safe industry practices, and meaningful resources for parents and caregivers to protect children online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 50 Tech Overwhelm & The Metaverse with Stephen Balkam For the past 30 years, Stephen Balkam has had a wide range of leadership roles in the nonprofit sector in both the US and UK. He is currently the Founder and CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), an international, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, DC. FOSI's mission is to make the online world safer for kids and their families. FOSI convenes the top thinkers and practitioners in government, industry and the nonprofit sectors to collaborate and innovate and to create a “culture of responsibility” in the online world. Listen to this inspiring Parenting With Impact episode with Stephen Balkam about tech overwhelm and safety. As much as technology contributes to our lives, it is more and more difficult to ensure our kids' safety and mental health, while we race to catch up with the latest tech or app. Here is what to expect on this week's show: Setting up Tech Free boundaries at home and involving kids in setting expectations Balancing 2D engagement with 3D engagement Preparing for the next new tech: The Metaverse- what it is and how we need to navigate   Links Mentioned: https://www.fosi.org/ Good Digital Parenting resources: https://www.fosi.org/good-digital-parenting-resource/resources 7 Steps to Good Digital Parenting: https://www.fosi.org/good-digital-parenting/seven-steps-good-digital-parenting/ Family Online Safety Agreements (for teens and young kids): https://www.fosi.org/good-digital-parenting-resource/family-online-safety-agreements Safety Cards for your Devices: https://www.fosi.org/good-digital-parenting-resource/safety-cards-for-your-devices   Connect with Stephen: Twitter: https://twitter.com/StephenBalkam @StephenBalkam Connect with FOSI Twitter: https://twitter.com/FOSI @FOSI Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FamOnlineSafety Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyonlinesafety/ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/fosi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/family-online-safety-institute Ten Tips for Calm and Confident Parenting of Complex Kids Parenting complex kids can be difficult, even mind-numbing at times. In this FREE Guide you'll find clear, quick guidance to help you calm the chaos and more confidently prepare your child for greater independence and success! Learn techniques parents all over the world are using to reduce friction and (believe it!) rediscover the joy of parenting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Safeguarding Podcast with Stephen Balkam CEO FOSI we discuss their report "Tools for Today's Digital Parents" to keep their children safe online. We cover "resilience", Age Verification, Parental Controls vs "SafetyTech", the different attitudes towards and practices of online child safety by Millennial, Gen-X and Boomer parents, the six key takeaways from FOSI's report and what children themselves think.

In this episode, Lord Richard Allan, former Director of Policy in Europe for Facebook; Dr Victoria Nash, deputy director of the Oxford Internet Institute and Tessy Ojo, CEO of The Diana Award talk to Stephen Balkam, CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute about the future of online safety. Together they discuss the role of parents, teachers and children in keeping themselves safe online and being “good digital citizens”, explore the three P's - policies, practices and parenting, and describe whether over time they have become more optimistic or pessimistic towards our safety online.  

Stephen Balkam, Founder and CEO of Family Online Safety Institute - an international, non-profit organization which works to make the online world safer for kids and their families - joins Justin Payeur on our latest episode to discuss Stephen's involvement in the mid-1990s on content concerns viewed via the world wide web, especially when it came to pornography. Then Stephen's shift to Recreational Software Advisory Council (RSAC) which created a unique self-labeling system for computer games (today's standard is ESRB). We also covered FOSI's focus on policy and research, practice and parenting. FOSI’s mission is to make the online world safer for kids and their families. Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenBalkam Follow FOSI on Twitter @FOSI

In this safeguarding podcast we discuss with CEO Stephen Balkam some of the work of the American Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI). We also discuss a number of potential and actual US laws that will have an impact on online child safety not just in the US but also around the world: the refresh of Child Online Privacy and Protection Act aka COPPA2, the Children and Media Research Advancement or the CAMERA Act, the Kid’s Internet Design and Safety act or the KIDS Act, and the California Consumer Privacy Act, the CCPA.

In this Safeguarding Podcast we discuss Brexit and the impact it could have on the safeguarding of children in the online digital context. With contributions from Baroness Sal Brinton, President Liberal Democrats; Will Gardner, CEO Childnet International; David Wright, Director UK SIC & SWGfL; Rudd Apsey, Director Digital Policy Alliance; former Chief Superintendent Met Police Dal Babu; researcher, broadcaster and lecturer Dr Holly Powell-Jones; Jonny Shipp, Director the Internet Commission; Stephen Balkam, CEO FOSI; John Carr OBE; Susie Hargreaves OBE, CEO IWF; Fred Langford CTO IWF.

If you’ve got kids of any age, then you’re probably wondering how to decide when they should have a smartphone and what the rules for digital devices should be. It can be overwhelming. Tablets, phones and consoles are fun. As a parent, it can be easy to throw your hands up in the air in frustration. But. There is a way to solve this problem and it’s not one size fits all. You can have the right conversations. You can create your own guidelines as a family. The problem is solvable and we’ve got the help you need. In this episode of the Tech After Five podcast, we bring in the Founder and CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute, Stephen Balkam along with Kate Jay of Verizon to help us formulate a plan to provide good digital parenting. Resources mentioned in the show: Family Online Safety Institute - The Family Online Safety Institute is an international, non-profit organization which works to make the online world safer for kids and their families. Good Digital Parenting Videos - a series of guideline videos for families to watch together as they explore creating appropriate rules for their own family. Good Digital Parenting Workshop Materials - Download the materials you need to present the Good Digital Parenting workshop to parents groups, teachers, etc. Guests for this episode: Stephen Balkam, Founder & CEO, Family Online Safety Institute, FOSI.org Kate Jay, South Area Public Relations at Verizon. Your host for this episode: Phil Yanov is the Founder and Lead Community Organizer of Tech After Five. (TechAfterFive.com) --- Tech After Five offers live, face to face networking events for I. T. professionals. Whether you are looking for tech talent or you are talent looking for the next step in your career, we offer a path towards connection. Sign up for event announcements, networking classes and tips an our website https://techafterfive.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. @TechAfterFive. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techafterfive/message

Nuevo encuentro del ciclo Tech & Society en el auditorio del Espacio Fundación Telefónica, esta vez, con Stephen Balkam, fundador del Family Online Safety Institute y Noelia Amoedo, CEO de Mediasmart Mobile. El objetivo de la cita es analizar la posición que ocupan madres y padres en referencia al uso que los hijos hacen de la tecnología. Más información en https://espacio.fundaciontelefonica.com/evento/tech-society-stephen-balkam-la-paternidad-en-la-era-digital/?ide=52283 Encuentros es un podcast producido por Cuonda y Fundación Telefónica, con música de DJ Moderno cedida bajo licencia CC y conducido por Luis Quevedo y Sergio F. Núñez. Si quieres conocer más sobre Fundación Telefónica y sus actividades, visita www.fundaciontelefonica.com y en sus redes sociales (@fundacionTef y @EspacioFTef).

Nuevo encuentro del ciclo Tech & Society en el auditorio del Espacio Fundación Telefónica, esta vez, con Stephen Balkam, fundador del Family Online Safety Institute y Noelia Amoedo, CEO de Mediasmart Mobile. El objetivo de la cita es analizar la posición que ocupan madres y padres en referencia al uso que los hijos hacen de la tecnología. Más información en https://espacio.fundaciontelefonica.com/evento/tech-society-stephen-balkam-la-paternidad-en-la-era-digital/?ide=52283 Encuentros es un podcast producido por Cuonda y Fundación Telefónica, con música de DJ Moderno cedida bajo licencia CC y conducido por Luis Quevedo y Sergio F. Núñez. Si quieres conocer más sobre Fundación Telefónica y sus actividades, visita www.fundaciontelefonica.com y en sus redes sociales (@fundacionTef y @EspacioFTef).

Nuevo encuentro del ciclo Tech & Society en el auditorio del Espacio Fundación Telefónica, esta vez, con Stephen Balkam, fundador del Family Online Safety Institute y Noelia Amoedo, CEO de Mediasmart Mobile. El objetivo de la cita es analizar la posición que ocupan madres y padres en referencia al uso que los hijos hacen de la tecnología. Más información en https://espacio.fundaciontelefonica.com/evento/tech-society-stephen-balkam-la-paternidad-en-la-era-digital/?ide=52283 Encuentros es un podcast producido por Cuonda y Fundación Telefónica, con música de DJ Moderno cedida bajo licencia CC y conducido por Luis Quevedo y Sergio F. Núñez. Si quieres conocer más sobre Fundación Telefónica y sus actividades, visita www.fundaciontelefonica.com y en sus redes sociales (@fundacionTef y @EspacioFTef).

How do our own digital habits affect our kids' relationship with tech? Checking notifications at dinner and going to sleep with your phone may be setting norms you're not even aware of. Marc and David chat with Stephen Balkam, founder and CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI.org) about how modeling good digital behavior is equally important as the conversations we have with our kids about tech. Balkam shares his list of bad tech habits all parents should break in 2019. Produced by The Podglomerate.

We caught up with Stephen Balkam, the CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute and asked him to share parent safety tips. Learn more: https://Fosi.org Please share this episode with a friend and subscribe so we can help more parents. Thanks for all your support. Read more here: https://smartsocial.com/blog/ Join our next webinar to learn the 27 worst apps your students should never use: https://smartsocial.com/#webinars Join Parent University to get videos to watch with your kids so they can better understand WHY they need to be smart online. View the top 50+ good and bad teen apps in our Popular App Guide page for Parents and Educators. Join our newsletter to learn more about our safety tips. Learn more at https://smartsocial.com

Stephen Balkam, founder and CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), joins host Brian Wesolowski to talk about the resources and program they've put together on Good Digital Parenting. ALSO – we talk a lot about the the important tech policy work CDT does on this podcast, but we don't often talk about how that work is funded. Yes, we are a nonprofit organization that doesn’t sell widgets or direct services. Abbie Goliber, CDT's Director of Development, pulls back the curtain on how we're able to do the kind of work we're known for. Additional info about Stephen Balkam: http://bit.ly/2cl4pIW ... and the Family Online Safety Institute's Digital Parenting tools: https://www.fosi.org/gdppresentation @StephenBalkam || @FOSI Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.