Providing information and resources for parents, youth workers and educators to help kids navigate their digital world.
Health apps have become a popular tool among teens and adults to track fitness, weight loss, sleep and even menstrual cycles – but are they appropriate for tweens? Read the article here.
Deepfake technology enables anyone with a computer and an Internet connection to create realistic-looking photos and videos of people saying and doing things that they did not actually say or do. Read the article here.
A Connecticut teen accused of a cyber attack known as “Zoom bombing” during a number of online classes was charged Wednesday with computer crimes. Read the article here.
A technology used in a number of prisons is tracking students now too. Read the article here.
Teenagers are using group accounts to flood Instagram with random user data that can’t be tied to a single person. Read the article here.
For social media influencers and oversharers, life is full of material. But what if their friends don’t want to be the co-stars? Read the article here.
Popular game draws images from players’ camera rolls at random, causing embarrassment, raising privacy concerns. Read the article here.
42 percent of teens think their parents overshare about them online. Read the article here.
MTV is launching a Catfish-esque show to help those who have been ghosted by former lovers confront their ghoster, and many people don’t approve of the message the show is sending. Read the article here.
YOLO is the hottest app out according to the app store, but more people are realizing the negative aspects of the anonymous question and answer app. Read the article here.