By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News, titled “Meta’s Threads is Twitter’s second biggest challenge” Meta’s new Threads service is the second biggest challenge to Twitter. The biggest challenge is the antics of its owner,...
Download Full Guide (PDF) Download Quick Guide (PDF) Watch Larry’s Interview (Video) Meta Horizon Worlds is now available for teens ages 13 to 17. The app, created by Meta (formerly Facebook) for their virtual reality headsets, enables people to explore and...
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) issued a joint national public safety alert on financial sextortion schemes. That same day,...
Dear Trish: Maybe it’s just me but I just feel really bad about myself when I’m on social media. Like literally everyone seems to be living their best life and it reminds me how much is wrong with mine. How can I feel better? *Trigger Warning: This blog post contains...
Download Guide (PDF) What are parental controls and what do they do? There are a variety of control tools and monitoring tools available to parents. Some are software products or mobile apps that you buy or subscribe to. Others are free and some are already present on...
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to “Instagram and teen mental health” on Spreaker. Larry Magid talks with experts on this 1-minute CBS News ConnectSafely Report A recent Wall Street Journal article revealed internal...