October 1, 2026
Family First Technology Initiative
Researching how new technologies affect families, with recommendations for how they could improve family life.
"Its social media recommendations have been adopted in at least nine states and turbocharged the national debate over protecting youth online”—Bloomberg
Researcher
Michael Toscano
Michael Toscano
Senior Fellow and Director, Family First Technology Initiative
About the Family First Technology Initiative
Over the next several years, the Family First Technology Initiative will produce original reports, develop model policies, and evaluate the effects of new technologies, like Artificial Intelligence, on American family life.
This initiative has a received a Heritage Innovation Prize for its policy work to make kids safe online, which has resulted in more than a dozen laws around the country.
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News on Technology Initiative
September 16, 2026|01:43 PM
Congress is under pressure to act on AI — here's what that could look like
"A catalyst for the laws targeting online pornography and social media"-The New York Times
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