Shouting Into the Void with Viktorya Vilk and Kat Lo

Today, Larry talks to Viktorya Vilk, director for digital safety and free expression at PEN America, and Kat Lo, content moderation lead at Meedan.org, about their joint report, Shouting Into the Void: Why Reporting Abuse to Social Media Platforms Is So Hard and How...
UN Internet Governance Forum Focuses on AI

UN Internet Governance Forum Focuses on AI

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I spent five days last week in Kyoto, Japan, at the 18th annual United Nations Internet Governance Forum. I was there moderating one of several panels on Generative AI (GAI) because, just like the tech...

Empowered Parenting in the Age of Social Media Transcript

Empowered Parenting in the Age of Social Media NOTE: The following has been edited for length and clarity. Larry Magid: I’m Larry Magid, and this is Are We Doing Tech Right?, a new podcast from Connect Safely where we speak with experts from tech, education,...

Empowered Parenting in the Age of Social Media

Tracy Elizabeth is Head of Family Safety & Developmental Health at TikTok. She’s also a mom to a young daughter. Tracy gives a lot of thought to teen well-being on social media. “Digital media, social media is here to stay,” Tracy tells...
Polly Klaas Tragedy Changed How We Look for Missing Children

Polly Klaas Tragedy Changed How We Look for Missing Children

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Just over 30 years ago, on October 1, 1993, 12-year-old Polly Klaas was abducted from her home in Petaluma during a sleepover with two friends. Tragically, she was found dead more than two months later after...