What Parents Need to Know About the Squad App
The Squad app has become enormously popular in recent months. Here’s what you need to know about the screen-sharing platform. Source: Bark
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Online Exploitation Trends
June is Internet Safety Month As the end of Internet Safety Month nears, NCMEC child safety experts and creators of NetSmartz “Into the Cloud” will host a 30-minute Facebook Live on Tuesday, June 30th, 1:00-1:30pm EST. Join us to learn more about trends NCMEC is seeing in online exploitation and tools available…
Task Force Topics with TIJF – Self-Production
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How Hardcore Porn is Dramatically Changing Teens Expectations for Sex
“What teen boys learn about sex from porn impacts teen girls, too. My female students talk to me about relationships and I hear a lot of anxiety.” Source: Fight the New Drug
Video games consume more electricity than 25 power plants can produce
Researchers set up a special lab to measure gaming’s massive carbon footprint. Source: Mother Jones
The Parasocial Phenomenon (via www.pbs.org)
One-way digital communications is rewriting a fundamental piece of the human experience—social interactions. Source: www.pbs.org
Silicon Valley is racing to build the next version of the Internet. Fortnite might get there first.
The Metaverse is coming. Epic Games wants to create it, as does Silicon Valley. And the covid-19 pandemic may be accelerating the process. Source: Washington Post
For Parents: Stay Safe at Home. Stay Safe Online
End Violence has teamed up with our partners in the technology industry, including Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Twitter, Roblox and Snapchat to develop a new… Source: YouTube
15 Big Ways The Internet Is Changing Our Brain
Scientists have begun to note that the Internet has started to rewire our minds. Source: OnlineCollege.org
These are the sneaky ways apps like Instagram, Facebook, Tinder lure you in and get you addicted.
App developers use psychological tactics to keep us addicted to our smartphones. Source: Business Insider
