Content Moderation: Algorithms

How Algorithms Keep the Internet Safe

Algorithms and online safety tools help shape age-appropriate experiences by filtering out harmful or mature content and prioritizing material suited to younger users. These technologies personalize and protect, creating safer, more empowering digital spaces for the next generation and play a critical role in protecting young users from exposure to harmful material while enabling positive, educational, and age-tailored online experiences.

Member Resources on Youth & Family Safety:

Families & Youth Safety

Safety & Youth Well-Being

Families & Parental Controls

Family Digital Well-Being

Teen Safety

Trust Hub on Youth Safety

• Additional Resources

  • CCIA 2024 State Online Safety Landscape
  • CCIA Comments on Georgia Senate Study Committee on the Impact of Social Media and AI on Children and Platform Privacy Protection
  • CCIA Opposes Missouri Rules That Would Undermine Content Moderation and Threaten Online Safety
  • CCIA Comments to NTIA on Youth Online Health, Safety, and Privacy

• Third-Party Resources

  • Age Assurance: Guiding Principles and Best Practices
  • Children Online Safety Tools
  • Protecting Youth Online: A Guide to Parental Controls and Safety Tools
  • Parent Guides from ConnectSafely