By Tarunya Dharmarajan Tarunya is a member of ConnectSafely’s Youth Advisory Council. Memes, vlogs, dancing videos. Slowly, you sink into an abyss of influencers promoting products and “Sephora kids” filming “get ready with me” videos. I’m no stranger to this...
By Pierce Labrie Pierce Labrie is a high school student member of ConnectSafely’s Youth Advisory Council. Being one of the most rapidly rising fields, Generative AI has naturally found its way into the realm of schoolwork. The debate around Generative AI in school has...
By Pierce Labrie Pierce is a high school student member of ConnectSafely’s Youth Advisory Council. Each year, as phone usage among teens increases, there is always talk about whether phones should be allowed in schools. However, recently, there have been new state...
Discord is a popular communication app that debuted in 2015 and quickly gained a following among people looking to communicate while playing video games. The service supports voice, video and text chat and has over 200 million monthly active users. How it works...
Download Quick-Guide (PDF) Why did ConnectSafely publish this guide? Sixty-one percent of parents say that parenting is more difficult than it was 20 years ago, with many citing technology as the reason why, according to a 2020 Pew Research Center survey. Teaching...
by Larry Magid Ransomware is one of numerous online crimes designed to separate people, businesses and government agencies from their money. The crime typically involves a person or an organized crime group encrypting your data and demanding a ransom payment to unlock...