White House Order Provides Guidance on AI Safety
What you should know about President Biden’s executive order on the development and use of Artificial Intelligence.
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China Ownership Grabs Headlines, but TikTok has Reasonable Teen Safety Policies
On Tuesday, President Biden signed a law that would require ByteDance, a Chinese company, to sell TikTok within the next year or face a ban in the U.S.
China Ownership Grabs Headlines, but TikTok has Reasonable Teen Safety Policies
On Tuesday, President Biden signed a law that would require ByteDance, a Chinese company, to sell TikTok within the next year or face a ban in the U.S.
Featured Guides
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Parent Guides
Parent’s Guide to Roblox
By Maureen Kochan and Larry Magid, Ed.D. Download Quick Guide (PDF) If your kids love to play online games, one of the names you may be hearing about a lot lately is Roblox. Launched in 2006, Roblox’s popularity among gamers 8-years-old and up has exploded, and it is...
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Wellness and Safety
Parent’s Guide to Google Search
Note: This guide applies only to Google Search and not other search tools. If you or your children are using other sites, please familiarize yourselves with their settings and safety features. Download the Guide (PDF) How Google Search works While performing a basic...
Ask Trish: Navigating Tech Post-Roe
By Trisha Prabhu Me – and so many other women – thinking to myself after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision: “Is tech safe anymore?” As I’m sure many Ask Trish readers will know, on June 24th, 2022, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the case Dobbs v. Jackson...
Is There a Relationship Between Tech Use and Gun Violence?
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I was thinking about writing a column about the "tech angle" of the Buffalo shooting but wound up changing subjects at the last minute. Unfortunately, the topic is back in the news because of the horrific...
Ask Trish: My Debut Book, ReThink the Internet
By Trisha Prabhu Trish, I’ve been seeing sm about your new book online!! It looks so cool. Why did you write it and what's in it? Thank you so much for the kind words – as well as the opportunity to share a bit more about some exciting news I have! Indeed, my debut...
Podcasts
Media in the Middle Ep. 10: Cancel Culture
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...
Why Facebook Instituted its Policy to Ban Support for White Nationalism and White Supremacy
ConnectSafely CEO and CBS News Technology Analyst, Larry Magid speaks with human rights expert Brittan Heller on why Facebook instituted its new policy to ban support for white nationalism and white supremacy. Heller is Human Rights Adviser for...
Tech New Year’s Resolutions for Educators
A conversation between journalist Larry Magid and veteran educator Kerry Gallagher about New Year's resolutions for educators. They talk about risk taking and how to encourage your colleagues to take risks with technology....
Protecting Children from Inappropriate Content in the UK
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/connectsafely/2018/11/13/internet-safety-expert-john-carr-on-protecting-kids-from-inappropriate-content.mp3 listen to Larry Magid and John Carr talk about children's online privacy rights in the UK ConnectSafely’s CEO Larry Magid and...
Videos
1. Generative AI for Families
2. Smart Digital Parenting: Navigating Screens with Children & Teens |
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3. Parent’s Guide to ZEPETO World |
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4. Safer Internet Day & Smart Digital Parenting |
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5. 4 Minutes with Snapchat: Understanding the New Family Center |
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