Podcast: Interview with Roblox Founder & CEO David Baszucki

Roblox is more than just a gaming platform. It’s a place where people — often young people — develop and share their games and it’s getting very popular. To find out more about the service, its background and how it handles safety and privacy,...
How Evil is Tech? A Response.

How Evil is Tech? A Response.

By Kerry Gallagher I believe in the power of technology to connect people, to empower people to be creative, and to open doors to opportunities that would otherwise be closed. This does not mean that there aren’t mistakes that people can make with technology. I...
Sen. Al Franken's stupid & sexist 2006 photo is a lesson for us all

Sen. Al Franken's stupid & sexist 2006 photo is a lesson for us all

By Larry Magid The picture of Al Franken appearing to grope a sleeping fellow USO entertainer should serve as a warning to everyone. It’s easy to take (or be in) an inappropriate picture and it’s equally easy to share it online. But, as Franken found out,...
2020 Vision: The future of online safety

2020 Vision: The future of online safety

By Larry Magid This post first appeared on Forbes.com The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) convenes its annual conference on Thursday, when internet safety experts from around the world will meet at the Newseum in Washington DC to talk about making the online...
Conference explores causes and impact of physical and cyberbullying

Conference explores causes and impact of physical and cyberbullying

by Larry Magid(scroll down for CBS News and KCBS News Radio segments on IBPA conference) This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News I spent three days this week at the International Bullying Prevention Association in Nashville, where several hundred...