Digital Wellness is Emotional Wellness

Digital Wellness is Emotional Wellness

by Kerry GallagherThis series on digital wellness is being published in partnership with MASCD. Emotional wellness is an area our society is, thankfully, working to build awareness and progress. In schools it is often called “SEL” or social emotional learning and it...
Musk Seems to Want to Take Twitter Back to its Not-So-Great Past

Musk Seems to Want to Take Twitter Back to its Not-So-Great Past

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The one thing I know about Elon Musk is that I have no idea what he will do, regardless of what he says he’ll do. Despite some amazing accomplishments, including being the person most responsible for...
Parent’s Guide to Teen Sextortion Scams

Parent’s Guide to Teen Sextortion Scams

Download the Guide (PDF) The FBI has reported a “huge increase” in sextortion scams targeting teens, especially boys 14 to 17. According to the Cyberbullying Research Center, 5% of teens have been the target of sextortion, and only one-third told their parents. The...
Like Airlines, Tech Companies Shouldn’t Compete on Safety

Like Airlines, Tech Companies Shouldn’t Compete on Safety

by Larry Magid CEO, ConnectSafely A recent Washington Post article titled “Facebook paid GOP firm to malign TikTok,” accused Facebook’s parent company Meta of “paying one of the biggest Republican consulting firms in the country to orchestrate...
Tips to Help Stop Cyberbullying

Tips to Help Stop Cyberbullying

Guidance for parents and young people on cyberbullying, including advice for ending (or preventing) the cycle of aggression. For a more comprehensive look, see A Parents’ Guide to Cyberbullying.  For kids and teens Know that it’s not your fault. What...