Guide to Uber Senior Accounts
Practical tips and safety tools to help older adults maintain independence while getting support when needed.
Parent and Teen Guide to Generative AI
New technology offers risks and rewards.
Family Guide to Parental Controls
How do I know when to use them, and should I tell my kids?
Logging Off: Why More Teens Are Deleting Instagram
If you had asked me a few years ago if I could ever delete Instagram, I would have interpreted the question as a joke.
Logging Off: Why More Teens Are Deleting Instagram
If you had asked me a few years ago if I could ever delete Instagram, I would have interpreted the question as a joke.
Parent Guides
Digital Communication and Young People on the Autism Spectrum
By Ted Selker, PhD, and Ellen Shay Reviewed by Meril Platzer, MD, a board-certified neurologist, and Sadie M. Randle, Ed.D, an autism and neurodiversity researcher and educator. Online communication can be an empowering tool for children and teens on the autism...
Parent’s Guide to Uber Teen Accounts
As teens mature, parents look for ways to strike a balance between independence and safety. Transportation is one of the biggest challenges: how do you give your teen the freedom to get to school activities, jobs, or friends’ houses without always being in the...
Digital Communication and Young People on the Autism Spectrum
By Ted Selker, PhD, and Ellen Shay Reviewed by Meril Platzer, MD, a board-certified neurologist, and Sadie M. Randle, Ed.D, an autism and neurodiversity researcher and educator. Online communication can be an empowering tool for children and teens on the autism...
Guide to Taking Control of Your Instagram Feed
By Hina Talib, MD and Larry Magid, Ed.D. Instagram’s algorithm, which ranks and recommends posts based on your past activity, tries to show you what it thinks you’ll like—but sometimes it misses the mark. If your feed feels overwhelming, repetitive or just not “you,”...
Parent’s Guide to Social Media and Digital Wellness
By Hina Talib, MD and Larry Magid, Ed.D. Social media is where teens connect, create, and express themselves—but it’s also a space filled with challenges, from online drama to digital comparison traps. As parents, our concerns about social media are valid—we all want...
Wellness and Safety
Guide to Uber Senior Accounts
While many older adults are comfortable using the standard Uber app to arrange their own rides, some need a bit of help, perhaps from a relative or caregiver. For those who do, Uber now offers Senior Accounts and a simpler app experience, including larger text and...
Young People Starting to Push Back Against Big Tech
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News As regular readers know, I’ve been working in the online safety field for decades. For much of that time, it was common for young people to push back when adults criticized their use of social media, arguing...
Data Brokers Are Selling Your Info, But You Can Fight Back
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News As an experiment, I entered a friend’s name and city of residence into Google and, within seconds, got to a page with his street address. A few seconds later I also found his phone number. I then went to one...
Parent’s Guide to Uber Teen Accounts
As teens mature, parents look for ways to strike a balance between independence and safety. Transportation is one of the biggest challenges: how do you give your teen the freedom to get to school activities, jobs, or friends’ houses without always being in the...
Youth Voices
Weighing In on Tech’s Biggest Questions
By Ria Mirchandani Ria is a high school student and member of the ConnectSafely Youth Advisory Council. Editor’s Note: Inspired by the conversation at ConnectSafely’s January Youth Advisory Council meeting, Ria reflects on some of the topics discussed at the meeting...
Logging Off: Why More Teens Are Deleting Instagram
By Julianna Bryant Julianna is a college student and member of the ConnectSafely Youth Advisory Council. If you had asked me a few years ago if I could ever delete Instagram, after I had spent every summer begging my parents for an account, I would have interpreted...
Regulate the Algorithm, Not the Post
By Saihaj Sraon Saihaj is a member of the ConnectSafely Youth Advisory Council. In 1996, Congress amended the original Communications Act of 1934 with the Communications Decency Act. Embedded in that amendment is Section 230, widely hailed as one of the...
Why Gen Z Loves Analog Tech
By Julianna Bryant Julianna is a college student and member of the ConnectSafely Youth Advisory Council. While technology keeps promising faster, smarter, and sleeker, Gen Z is choosing grainy photos, scratched CDs, and the slow ritual of pressing ‘play.’ In recent...
Videos
1. Generative AI for Families
2. Smart Digital Parenting: Navigating Screens with Children & Teens
3. New Gaming Research
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