Mar 12, 2025
By Kerry Gallagher Deepfake nudes are “synthetic media creations (e.g., images, videos, audio) that depict real people in sexually suggestive or explicit situations or activities.” Often these are AI generated, and when the subject is a minor, it is considered child...
Mar 5, 2025
By Kerry Gallagher You may have heard from the gamers in your life that a new season of Fortnite dropped recently. There are some new areas of the map and some new skins, among other changes for players to experience. Also, in Brawl Stars, some new brawlers named Finx...
Feb 26, 2025
By Kerry Gallagher According to the Department of Homeland Security, “Sextortion — the act of threatening to share nude or explicit images — is becoming more common, even increasing exponentially in the past two years.” It is especially important for the parents,...
Feb 12, 2025
By Kerry Gallagher News outlets are institutions of the news media and professional journalists. News outlets generally have codes of ethics and follow a protocol for researching information before reporting it. News influencers are individuals (not companies or...
Feb 12, 2025
By Kerry Gallagher Setting boundaries and expectations for healthy online behaviors within families is important, but having these conversations is not always easy. Teens want to be granted the freedom to navigate their online lives independently and often know more...
Feb 5, 2025
By Kerry GallagherThis week Common Sense Media released research showing that “teens face significant challenges in distinguishing between authentic and manipulated content” online. Some highlights of the research include: 41% of teens are aware of having seen images...
