A lot of communities are closing schools and, of course, many of those workers who can are now working from home. This makes a lot of sense, but there are families who simply can’t afford high-speed home Internet. Since 2011, Comcast has offered a program...
by Larry Magid TikTok, which is available to users over 13, is enormously popular among teens around the world, including in the United States. On Wednesday, Cormac Keenan, head of Trust and Safety for Europe, Middle East and Africa, announced some new parental...
Welcome remarks from Larry Magid, CEO of ConnectSafely; Leslie Boggs, President of National PTA; and Mountain View Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga. ConnectSafely CEO Larry Magid interviews camera phone creator Philippe Kahn. Moderator Tami Bhaumik talks creators with Roblox...
by Larry Magid This post appeared in the Mercury News Numerous articles have been published linking tech use among adolescents with increase rates of depression, suicide and other harms. Back in 2011, an article in the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics...
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News. I’m on my way to Washington, D.C., for the Family Online Safety Institute’s (FOSI) annual conference. I have attended almost all of these events since they started in 2007, usually as a speaker, in my role...