R U iWISE?

Welcome! I’m not sure how you landed here but my guess is that if you’re reading this, you have an interest in the effects of internet connected electronic screens. This site exists to educate and inform people on these issues by sharing information found online and experienced in the real world. What is posted here is not meant as medical or legal advice. If you have a health concern, please contact a medical or behavioral health professional.

We try to provide accurate source references for items not created by us. If we have failed to cite something properly, if you have additional resources that support or counter what is presented here, or if you just want to chat about these issues, please let us know! Our mission is simply to promote the healthy use of internet connected electronic screens by teaching the four components of iWise Living: BE AWARE, PROTECT, PREPARE, RESPOND.
ARTICLES BELOW FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE

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

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

No description found Source: Innocent Justice

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

As Children Spend More Time Online, Predators Follow

Reports of online child exploitation have risen since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Source: WSJ

What the Military Doesn’t Want You to Know About Video Games

The Maroon sits down with fourth-year Zara Bamford to discuss her thesis, which argues that the U.S. military utilizes violent video games to recruit future soldiers and desensitize them to the horrors of warfare. Source: www.chicagomaroon.com

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

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