Mar 18, 2020
by Larry Magid Daniel Patrick Moynihan is credited as once saying “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” but we now live at a time when some people apparently feel they are entitled to making up facts. And that’s a major problem, because...
Mar 12, 2020
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...
Feb 21, 2020
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...
Jan 20, 2020
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...
Oct 27, 2019
By Brittan Heller, JD and Larry Magid, Ed.D. Download Free Guide (PDF) Download Free Quick Guide (PDF) The internet is making it possible for people around the world to communicate with lightning speed and, for the most part, it’s a good thing. Whether it’s keeping up...
Aug 5, 2019
President Trump links recent mass shootings with violent video games. by Larry Magid Scroll down for podcast interview with Dr. Christopher Ferguson In his address to the nation following a weekend of two mass shootings, President Trump made a reference to violent...
