Facebook Announces New Child-Safety Advisory Board

Facebook has seen strong growth among teenagers in recent years, leading to the company to make child-safety issues more of a focus. It has now formalized some of its efforts in this area by creating a “Safety Advisory Board” currently comprised of five online safety organizations from North America and Europe. Members include Common Sense Media, ConnectSafely, Childnet International, The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) and WiredSafety, although the company may add more as it continues to expand around the world.

The first agenda item for the board is “an overhaul of the safety content located in Facebook’s Help

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