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Quick Guide to Online Safety for Seniors

Apr 14, 2022

A 2018 Pew Research Center survey found that 66% of Americans over 65 were internet users. That number is getting bigger all the time, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ask Trish: Tech & Natural Disasters

Aug 29, 2023

Hey Trish – there have been so many terrible natural disasters lately…is there any way to use technology to protect yourself?

Ask Trish: Help! Photoshopped Nudes

Sep 28, 2021

Dear Trish, Help! Some stranger followed me on social media and is now threatening to send these photoshopped nude pictures of me to all of my followers.

Ask Trish: How To Be An Upstander

Sep 14, 2021

Dear Trish: You often say that we should be Upstanders to hate. But how can I actually do that, particularly when the “cyberbullies” are your friend?

Ask Trish: Don’t Fight It Out Online

Sep 10, 2021

If someone says something rude to me online is it okay to say something rude back? At that point I’m just standing up for myself, right?

Protecting Mental Health on Instagram

Sep 16, 2021

I’m grateful to the Wall Street Journal for shedding light on some of the ways social media can contribute to a sense of inadequacy and other mental health issues. But what the article didn’t include is tips on how parents and teens can deal with these issues for a healthier online experience.

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Wellness and Safety

Ask Trish: Spoken Cyberbullying

Ask Trish: Spoken Cyberbullying

Jul 12, 2022

By Trisha Prabhu Hey Trish, Someone on Google Hangouts said a bunch of mean things to me. I was so hurt. What do I do when someone actually says mean things online? Hi there, and thank you so much for so bravely sharing this difficult, unacceptable experience with our...

Media in the Middle Ep. 10: Cancel Culture

Aug 26, 2020

Learn how young people feel about cancel culture, a practice of withdrawing support for (canceling) public figures and companies after they have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive. ConnectSafely is partnering with My Digital TAT2 for this...

How Industry – and Parents – Can Protect Young Gamers

Aug 20, 2020

Maria Oliveira Tamellini and Rodrigo Tamellini, founders of GamerSafer, talk to us about preventing crime and toxicity online. GamerSafer develops technologies to help games protect online players and communities. "We are trying to find a balance between anonymity and...

Podcasts

Podcast: Zoom Chief Privacy Officer Oded Gal

Podcast: Zoom Chief Privacy Officer Oded Gal

Apr 16, 2020

Listen to "Zoom Chief Product Officer Oded Gal on how Zoom's privacy and security issues" on Spreaker. Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher interview Zoom Chief Product Officer Oded Gal about how the company is handling its explosive growth and how to use Zoom’s privacy,...

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Videos

1. Generative AI for Families

2. Smart Digital Parenting: Navigating Screens with Children & Teens

3. New Gaming Research

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