Tech Accountability
It's time to build a better digital ecosystem for kids and teens in the AI era.
How do you teach kids to set healthy boundaries when social media and AI never sleep? Too often, tech platforms default to manipulative practices that undermine privacy and adversely affect young people's physical and mental health. A reimagined ecosystem extends beyond the internet—it's the phones in our kids' pockets, the laptops they use at school, and the laws that govern their data and enforce cybersecurity along the way. We're challenging inequalities and advancing and defending regulations to build a safer and healthier system from the ground up.
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Policy and Legal Analysis
Protecting Kids Online in the AI Era: The Path Forward
Examines the past five years of legislative and legal developments, identifying emerging trends and pointing toward a path forward to protect children online
Fact Sheet
NY Prohibition on Unsafe Chatbot Features for Minors
New York legislation that would prohibit AI chatbot operators from using unsafe design features with minors and hold companies accountable for noncompliance.
Fact Sheet
NY 2026 Priorities
Our top priorities in the New York legislature in 2026. These proposals would give kids, families, and New Yorkers more control over their digital lives.
Fact Sheet
CA 2026 Priorities
Our top priorities in the California legislature in 2026. These proposals would protect kids and teens online, preserve student privacy, and ensure AI products have safeguards in place.
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Media Choice
Reviews that make it easier to choose quality, age-appropriate, and diverse content for kids at home and in school.
Healthy Childhood
Advice, research, and community outreach to support kids' mental, physical, and emotional health and build awareness of tech's effects on well-being.
Who we are
An independent voice for kids, families, and schools everywhere.
Common Sense is a nonprofit organization giving kids, families, and schools the tools to make informed choices about media and technology. Families know us for our independent, age-based reviews of movies, TV shows, books, games, and apps. Educators use our free curriculum and edtech reviews to plan lessons and integrate technology into their teaching practice. At our core, we are a children's advocacy group. We draw on original research, industry expertise, and community partnerships to advocate for laws and policies that help kids thrive.