We protect and prepare kids for an always-on world.
We're Common Sense Media, an independent, research backed nonprofit that puts kids' safety and well-being first in the digital era. Together with families, educators, and policymakers, we're leading the way to a safer, healthier childhood.
AI reached kids before safety standards did. We’re closing that gap.
Our new AI Safety Institute combines rigorous research, clear standards, and independent evaluation to ensure AI systems are designed with childhood development in mind.
WHAT WE DO
We Rate
We offer families well-researched guidance, age-based ratings, and expert reviews that help them use media and tech in healthy ways.
We Educate
We provide schools and teachers with simple, effective K-12 resources to help kids navigate their well-being in the digital era.
We Advocate
We push for laws and policies that protect kids, hold tech accountable, and put children's well-being at the center of the digital world.
The only agenda:
Your kids' well-being.
We fight for kids' safety online so they can thrive offline. Your support makes it possible.
Impact in Homes
124M
Households reached
We help families make informed choices about what their kids watch, read, and play.
Impact in Schools
1.4M
Educators served
We reach over 1.4 million member educators with our digital literacy curriculum resources.
Impact in Communities
$80B
Secured for communities
Our research and advocacy has helped to secure more than $80B to connect homes, schools, and communities to high-speed internet.
Safer starts here.
We help you make sense of what kids are watching, playing, and doing online, so you can guide them with confidence. We give kids the tools to think critically—not just scroll endlessly. We show up where decisions get made so policy protects childhood, not platforms. We believe in a digital future worthy of the children who will inherit it. Your support makes that possible.
What makes membership worth it?
Our members know.
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As parents, we can't keep tabs on our kids at all times.
Less guesswork.
More Common Sense
Less guesswork.
More Common Sense
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