Twitter moves to curb abusive comments

By Larry Magid As you may have heard, Twitter recently expelled Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos, who received a notice that his account has been “permanently suspended for repeated violation of the Twitter rules, specifically our rules prohibiting...
After School's top 10 issues For teens in crisis

After School's top 10 issues For teens in crisis

By Larry Magid The app After School and the Crisis Text Line are working together to provide support for at-risk kids. After School, which allows high school students to anonymously share posts with other students at their school, sends a pop-up to teens who post...
How tech impacts both the 1st and 2nd ammendments

How tech impacts both the 1st and 2nd ammendments

By Larry Magid When I started to write about technology, I had no idea I would someday write a column about both the First and Second Amendments. But, given the way the internet has woven itself into our lives, it’s almost impossible to cover technology without...
Facebook's suicide and self-harm prevention tools now global

Facebook's suicide and self-harm prevention tools now global

Click to listen to Larry Magid’s report on KCBS San Francisco Facebook is updating its resources for people who are contemplating suicide or self-harm and making it easier for people to help friends or family members who may be at risk of self-harm. The social...
Apple, Microsoft and Google teach coding skills to kids

Apple, Microsoft and Google teach coding skills to kids

By ConnectSafely At its developers conference on Monday, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced Swift Playgrounds, a new iPad app to teach coding to kids. Apple describes Swift Playgrounds as “a revolutionary new app for iPad that makes learning Swift interactive and...