Dec 23, 2025
By Kerry GallagherSnapchat and Instagram, two of the top apps where teens spend their screen time outside of school, have released helpful features worth noting. These features allow users to be in more control of their experience when using the apps. The Keys from...
Oct 28, 2025
Download Quick Guide (PDF) What is media literacy, and why is it important? Media literacy is the ability to think critically about the information you consume and create. It includes the ability to distinguish between fact and opinion, and even false information, and...
Dec 17, 2025
By Kerry GallagherWe know teens are using AI chatbots, but how much and which ones? In a new poll, Pew discovered: 28% of teens are using AI chatbots at least daily and 4% are using them almost constantly ChatGPT (59%) is by far the most widely used chatbot. This is...
Oct 31, 2025
By Jacob Bryant Jacob is a college student and member of the ConnectSafely Youth Advisory Council. Social media and our online presence on it have been a way to grow and connect with others we might not normally have the opportunity to meet. There are different spaces...
Dec 9, 2025
By Kerry Gallagher Teens are especially sensitive to body image concerns, and even eating disorders, as they grow. The Center for Democracy and Technology and Stanford University partnered to research whether people who are susceptible to disordered eating might be...
Dec 2, 2025
By Kerry Gallagher Parents and educators hope for our kids to grow into adults who contribute to society in positive ways, but new research from the News Literacy Project indicates our kids are pretty cynical. They don’t believe or trust the information they hear and...
