In-Game Spending: Tips to Keep Your Family Safe
Modern video games can exploit players to spend money. So we put together our best tips to keep your family safe. Read article here: Game Quitters
BAN Loot Boxes!?
Asmongold says loot boxes shouldn’t exist because they are simulated gambling and target children. Is he right or wrong? I break down what research says and … Watch here: YouTube
Why you (probably) won’t finish reading this story
We live in the most distracted time in human history. Can we reclaim our attention spans? Read the article here: Vox
2022 will be a tense year for Facebook and social apps. Here are 4 reasons why.
Social media companies will feel pressure from Washington, European regulators and even their own users over kids’ safety and privacy, competition and election-related misinformation. Read full article here: NPR.org
Instagram’s hidden drug market for teens is out of control
Instagram has a not-so-secret drug market tearing apart teens. It needs to fix it. Read full article here: Digital Trends
Your Attention Didn’t Collapse. It was Stolen
Social media and many other facets of modern life are destroying our ability to concentrate. We need to reclaim our minds while we still can Click here to read the article: the Guardian
How Gamification of Everything Is Manipulating You (and How to Recognize It)
Companies are using gamification to manipulate you. Here’s how to see it and fight against it. Click here for full article: Lifehacker
The Carbon Cost of Our Digital Habits
Getting lost in a scroll hole isn’t just bad for you, it’s bad for the planet too! Read this article to find out more. Click here: Time to Log Off
This Private Equity Firm Is Amassing Companies That Collect Data on America’s Children
Vista Equity Partners has been buying up software used in schools. Parents want to know what the companies do with kids’ data… Click here for article: themarkup.org
How can we minimize Instagram’s harmful effects?
The research is also clear that this is not just a problem for teens. Adults who use the app and are prone to social comparison consistently face problems with social anxiety, self-esteem, and mood (Jiang, S. & Ngien, A., Social Media + Society, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2020; Midgley, C., et…
