Is the Internet & Social Media Responsible for Increased Anxiety?

Is the Internet & Social Media Responsible for Increased Anxiety?

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I’m not a mental health professional, but it’s obvious to me that many people today are dealing with stress, anxiety, fear and depression. This can be true for people of any age and background, but there are...
Is Artificial Intelligence the Next Search Engine?

Is Artificial Intelligence the Next Search Engine?

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I still remember the impact of Google, back around 1998, which fundamentally changed the way we search for information. Even though I still use it multiple times a day, that quarter-century-old search engine...
New Tool Helps Young People Remove Explicit Online Images

New Tool Helps Young People Remove Explicit Online Images

Take it Down video from Nat’l Center for Missing & Exploited Children by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Non-Consensual sharing of intimate images (NCII) can be devastating no matter what the victim’s age. But any sharing of nude or...
Safer Internet Day 2023 – It’s a Wrap!

Safer Internet Day 2023 – It’s a Wrap!

Thousands of US students, families, community organizations and businesses from Maine to Hawaii came together on Feb. 7 for Safer Internet Day, the global event now celebrated in more than 100 counties. ConnectSafely is the official US coordinator of the international...
Section 230: Supreme Court Grapples with Definition of Publisher

Section 230: Supreme Court Grapples with Definition of Publisher

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act is a great unifier. Congressmembers from both sides of the aisle agree that it should be struck down or highly modified. And, based on their responses to 2½...