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The Digital Childhood Alliance is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization that operates as a coalition of child safety advocacy groups.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Lenney |first=Brian |date=Dec 7, 2025 |title=Opinion: The ‘child safety’ bill that’s actually protecting Meta |url=https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2025/12/07/child-safety-bill-backed-by-meta/}}</ref> The coalition includes more than 50 child advocacy groups, including prominent conservative organizations such as the Institute for Family Studies, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, and the Heritage Foundation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Watson |first=Eric |date=February 28, 2025 |title=Over 50 conservative groups form Digital Childhood Alliance to push for child safety online |url=https://pixelkin.org/2025/02/28/over-50-conservative-groups-form-digital-childhood-alliance-to-push-for-child-safety-online/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Funding and transparency==

The Digital Childhood Alliance has received funding from Meta, according to reporting by multiple sources.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Birnbaum |first=Emily |date=July 25, 2025 |title=Meta Clashes With Apple, Google Over Child Age Check Legislation |url=https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/07/25/833246.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Meta]] is also collaborating with the organization, which leads advocacy efforts for app store ~~age~~ verification legislation.

The Digital Childhood Alliance has received funding from Meta, according to reporting by multiple sources.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Birnbaum |first=Emily |date=July 25, 2025 |title=Meta Clashes With Apple, Google Over Child Age Check Legislation |url=https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/07/25/833246.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Meta]] is also collaborating with the organization, which leads advocacy efforts for app store identity verification legislation.

Casey Stefanski, the executive director of the Digital Childhood Alliance, testified before the Louisiana State Senate that the organization receives funding from tech companies, including Meta, but initially declined to provide specifics about which companies fund the organization. Stefanski confirmed that she "didn't feel comfortable" answering direct questions about tech company funding initially. When pressed for a yes-or-no answer about whether tech companies provide funding, she eventually confirmed they do but refused to name them. The organization is registered as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, a classification that allows for political advocacy without requiring disclosure of donors.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 29, 2025 |title=Senator presses Digital Childhood Alliance on tech industry ties |url=https://www.thecentersquare.com/louisiana/article_e97200f8-13d0-4b1f-90a9-e9a7093d329f.html}}</ref>

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 The Digital Childhood Alliance is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization that operates as a coalition of child safety advocacy groups.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Lenney |first=Brian |date=Dec 7, 2025 |title=Opinion: The ‘child safety’ bill that’s actually protecting Meta |url=https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2025/12/07/child-safety-bill-backed-by-meta/}}</ref> The coalition includes more than 50 child advocacy groups, including prominent conservative organizations such as the Institute for Family Studies, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, and the Heritage Foundation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Watson |first=Eric |date=February 28, 2025 |title=Over 50 conservative groups form Digital Childhood Alliance to push for child safety online |url=https://pixelkin.org/2025/02/28/over-50-conservative-groups-form-digital-childhood-alliance-to-push-for-child-safety-online/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Funding and transparency==
-The Digital Childhood Alliance has received funding from Meta, according to reporting by multiple sources.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Birnbaum |first=Emily |date=July 25, 2025 |title=Meta Clashes With Apple, Google Over Child Age Check Legislation |url=https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/07/25/833246.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Meta]] is also collaborating with the organization, which leads advocacy efforts for app store age verification legislation.
+The Digital Childhood Alliance has received funding from Meta, according to reporting by multiple sources.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Birnbaum |first=Emily |date=July 25, 2025 |title=Meta Clashes With Apple, Google Over Child Age Check Legislation |url=https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/07/25/833246.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Meta]] is also collaborating with the organization, which leads advocacy efforts for app store identity verification legislation.
 Casey Stefanski, the executive director of the Digital Childhood Alliance, testified before the  Louisiana State Senate that the organization receives funding from tech companies, including  Meta, but initially declined to provide specifics about which companies fund the organization.  Stefanski confirmed that she "didn't feel comfortable" answering direct questions about tech  company funding initially. When pressed for a yes-or-no answer about whether tech  companies provide funding, she eventually confirmed they do but refused to name them.  The organization is registered as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, a classification that allows for political  advocacy without requiring disclosure of donors.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 29, 2025 |title=Senator presses Digital Childhood Alliance on tech industry ties |url=https://www.thecentersquare.com/louisiana/article_e97200f8-13d0-4b1f-90a9-e9a7093d329f.html}}</ref>