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The COPA Commission, a congressionally appointed panel, was mandated by the Child Online Protection Act, which was approved by Congress in October 1998. The primary purpose of the Commission is to "identify technological or other methods that will help reduce access by minors to material that is harmful to minors on the Internet." The Commission released its final report to Congress on Friday, October 20, 2000.

National Academy of Sciences Study: The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice are jointly funding a study by the National Academy of Sciences to examine technological and non-technological approaches to protecting children from inappropriate material on the Internet.

On August 5, 1999, President Clinton issued Executive Order 13133, which established a Working Group to analyze the existence of unlawful conduct on the Internet and to prepare and report recommendations based on its findings. This report, "The Electronic Frontier: the Challenge of Unlawful Conduct Involving the Use of the Internet", is now available online.

The U.S. Department of Justice Internet Do's and Don'ts provides a children's game to determine good Netizenship, the Rules of the Road and the implications of hacking.

Parents Guide to the Internet, U.S. Department of Education The Guide provides the information for parents to assist with their your child's safe and effective exploration of the vast resources on the Internet.

ParenTech: ParenTech is a unique technology education partnership between the U.S. Department of Education's North Central Regional Education Lab and Ameritech that provides families and educators of middle school kids (grades 6-8) with free resources.

GetNetWise: The challenge for parents is to educate themselves and their children about how to use the Internet safely.

CyberAngels: They share their resources, such as cyberstalking help line and Cybermoms approved safe site list with concerned parents and netizens all around the world.