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The Family Online Safety Institute: Protecting your online future

This page shows the original ICRA vocabulary, first published in December 2000, along with the definitions and guidance notes. The vocabulary is available in a machine-readable format as a PICS1 .rat file. PICS labels generated using this vocabulary are still supported in ICRAplus however any new usage of the ICRA system should be built on […]

The Family Online Safety Institute: Protecting your online future

Leading Provider of Adult Content Supports Internet Content Rating Association’s Self-Regulatory Efforts LOS ANGELES and WASHINGTON, DC. – May 15 2006 – Vivid Entertainment Group, the leading adult film studio, said today it will support the Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) by adopting self-regulatory labelling and other steps to prevent access by children to online […]

The Family Online Safety Institute: Protecting your online future

Internet Content Rating Association’s Labeling Standard Powers Free Browser Filtering Tool Washington, DC. – 12 July 2006 The Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) and the Website Rating and Advisory Council (WRAAC) today announced that WRAAC will use ICRA’s labeling standards to support its ParentalControl Bar software, a free, effective browser filtering tool that enables parents […]

The Family Online Safety Institute: Protecting your online future

Verizon Grant Kicks Off Planning of Ambitious Two-Year Educational Program 16th December 2002 WASHINGTON, DC – The Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) today said it intends to launch a massive two-year educational program to encourage parents to become more involved in what their children are doing on the Internet. Dubbed “Campaign for A Safer Internet […]

The Family Online Safety Institute: Protecting your online future

EMERYVILLE, CA – April 26, 2006 – Online advertising network and leading site-representation company Tribal Fusion has announced that it will renew its exclusive partnership with the Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA), an organization that exists to protect children from potentially harmful material while preserving free speech on the Internet. The partnership reinforces Tribal Fusion’s […]

The Family Online Safety Institute: Protecting your online future

$70,000 Verizon Foundation Grant Will Help ICRA Educate Industry, Parents, Lawmakers on the Use of Labeling to Increase Effectiveness of Web Content Filters WASHINGTON< D.C. 21 July 2006 – The Verizon Foundation has awarded a $70,000 grant to the Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) to promote online safety for children. The grant will fund efforts […]

The Family Online Safety Institute: Protecting your online future

Grant Supports Global Labelling Organisation In Transition From PICS to RDF Standard, To Make Labels Apply To Wider Range of Digital Content The Verizon Foundation has bestowed a grant of $70,000 on the Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA), a global leader in promoting child protection and free speech rights through self regulation of the digital […]

Labelled with ICRA

The Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) is an international, non-profit organization of internet leaders working to develop a safer internet. ICRA has long believed that self-regulation leads to the best balance between the free flow of digital content and protecting children from potentially harmful material. The centrepiece of the organization is the descriptive vocabulary, often […]