| May 17, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
On May 12, 2017, the biggest and fastest-spreading cyber attack in recorded history hit hundreds of thousands of computers from over 150 countries. Learn more about how to protect yourself from the ‘WannaCry’ ransomware.
| May 9, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
When people think of Snapchat, they think of a fun platform for people to chat with their friends and send fun images and videos of themselves. However, as time went by and Snapchat established itself as one of the biggest social media companies in the world, they created a ‘Discover’ section on their platform.
| Apr 30, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
We hear about victims of Internet fraud all the time. People tend to simplify those stories and say that those people are so naïve and that it would never happen to them.
You may want to think twice about that.
| Apr 5, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
Instagram’s social media culture does provide a great platform to share authentic photos, but not everything is as flattering and amazing as it seems in those photos. People might not use Photoshop, but they can use filters (even if they use the hashtag #NoFilter). They can give off the impression that the photo was effortlessly taken with very little or no preparation whatsoever.
| Mar 9, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
You know how we always say, “Think before you post?” Well, Instagram just introduced a new feature called Instagram Drafts.
| Mar 8, 2017 | Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
Have you recently had a conversation with anyone about cyber safety? If not, there might be a few questions you haven’t thought about yet.
| Mar 1, 2017 | Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
How easy is it for hackers to guess the passwords on your social media accounts? Chances are it’s easier than you think. Read this article and watch the video about the steps you need to take to keep your accounts secure.
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| Feb 16, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
You’ve heard all these stories about kids being abducted by adults. But what if you saw one in real life? Click here to read about what happened in two social experiments filmed by one of the major news stations in the United States.
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| Feb 14, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
Online addiction is becoming such a major problem nowadays that people want to consider it a drug. One pundit even went as far as calling it ‘digital heroin.’ Would you agree? Read both sides of the argument in this article.
| Feb 12, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
Have you ever heard anyone stereotype millennials? You’ve heard them all before: entitled, lazy, self-centered, etc. Internationally known entrepreneur Simon Sinek explains why this is the case and what we can do to help them.
| Feb 7, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
Do you remember a program called YouTube Heroes? YouTube announced it in September 2016, and the communities detested it… for many reasons. Find out why.
| Feb 5, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
When Facebook introduced video to their platform, very few people knew that a lot of companies were stealing content… particularly from YouTube’s content creators. Read more about Facebook freebooting YouTube’s content.
| Feb 2, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
There are a lot of cyberbullies and online trolls out there, especially on Twitter. Follow the directions in this article if there is someone you want to block or unfollow on Twitter.
| Jan 26, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
We have reached a new problem since the arrival of the smartphone. We have become more connected, but only through our smartphones. As a result, we have become more disconnected to our surroundings. We refer to this concept as phubbing.
| Jan 24, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
Do you ever feel like your phone heats up when you put your phone to your ear? How much do you think that impacts your health… particularly your brain? Read on to find out what science tells us about the health risks of too much cell phone use.
| Jan 22, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
YouTube is a great social media platform with a lot of great videos. However, you may come across something hateful or abusive. Learn how to report videos and abusive comments to let YouTube know that something should be taken down.
| Jan 19, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
Have you heard of the Amanda Todd’s cyber bullying story? She became a household name after her tragic story was published in 2012. Listen to what some American teenagers have to say about her story and the implications of cyberbullying.
| Jan 18, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
How many posts by online extremists do you think get uploaded online each week? How many do you think stay online for a while? We can help governments delete extremist content online. Find out more.
| Jan 18, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
Do you know someone who is being bullied and could use a source of inspiration? Check out this in-depth list of 87 anti-bullying quotes and provide a source of inspiration and uplift society as a whole.
| Jan 16, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
Do you know how to report abuse on Instagram? It’s important to know how to do it before you get an account. Find out what you should do when you come across something inappropriate on Instagram.
| Jan 15, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan got news coverage at the India Today Safaigiri Awards in New Delhi after her remarks about social media. She implied that social media has made people lazy. “We are very quick with excuses. Work, routine, lifestyle, social media...
| Jan 11, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
If you own a smartphone, it’s pretty fair to say you use (or at least know someone who uses) Snapchat. If you snap videos to your friends all day – like most people do – Snapchat just released something really cool, and it gives people a new way to film and post...
| Jan 9, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
Do you use Gmail every day? If you do, you’re one of the 1 billion people (as of February 2016) who actively use it. That said, do you know how to keep your Gmail secure? Out of all the well-known email services available right now, Gmail is arguably perceived as...
| Jan 8, 2017 | Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
Have you heard the story about the middle school teacher and her fake Facebook page? It led to a campaign called #ICANHELP (Delete Negativity on Social Media). Learn more about it in this article.
| Jan 2, 2017 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
Did you know that you can format comments on YouTube in the same way you can for Microsoft Office documents? Read on to find out how to make your YouTube comments stand out with just a few extra symbols. The 3 YouTube Comment Effects YouTube now allows users to post...
| Dec 27, 2016 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
Cyber bullying is a phenomenon that has existed for a while now. However, there are some people out there who don’t think it’s as serious as real bullying. 13-year-old Luke Culhane made this powerful video to debunk this myth, and to spread awareness about how to...
| Dec 19, 2016 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
What is Instagram doing to prevent cyber bullying in 2016? Well, as part of their commitment to make Instagram a safe space for people to express themselves, they unveiled something to further prevent the issue. What Is This New Instagram Tool That Prevents Cyber...
| Nov 16, 2016 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
Do you need help going managing your privacy on Facebook? Do you know how to review your Facebook posts, for example? Do you know whether your online friends can view the things you post on your profile? If you don’t, no worries at all. Facebook has made it a little...
| Nov 15, 2016 | Teenagers Articles, Young Teens (10-14)
Snapchat is probably one of your favorite social networking apps in the world, isn’t it? But how many people do you know in your list of Snapchat followers who know how to report abuse, such as cyber bullying or online harassment? Why You Should Report Abuse on...
| Nov 9, 2016 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
Do you want to know how to adjust your WhatsApp privacy settings? It’s simple. Just follow these instructions. (They are the same for iPhone and Android users.) Adjust WhatsApp Privacy Settings with These Steps: Once you have WhatsApp open on your phone: Step 1 Go to...
| Nov 8, 2016 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
Are you worried about your Facebook privacy settings? Do you already know the basics and want to know how to better protect your information on Facebook? Not to worry. We’re going to go through some of the advanced options Facebook provides in the ‘See More Settings’...
| Oct 31, 2016 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
Online predators are hard to recognize at first; they seem just like anyone else when they sit behind a computer screen and you don’t know what their intentions are. They use fake accounts with fake profile pictures and fake information, so it’s really difficult to...
| Oct 27, 2016 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
Be honest: do you ever worry about one of your accounts getting hacked? Do you wonder what you would do if someone pretended to be you and stole your information? Do you ever think about how to avoid getting hacked? Well, of course! This is one of the main concerns we...
| Oct 16, 2016 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
Catfish are everywhere, and they’re becoming a huge problem on the Internet. No, we’re not talking about the ones in the ocean; we’re talking about the fake profiles on social media and online apps. How do you know if you’re talking to a catfish online? Well, we’re...
| Oct 12, 2016 | Teenagers Articles
Do you ever experience pain or numbness in your hands and fingers? You might have an internet addiction, but you might also need to do one simple thing. Find out what it is in this article.
| Oct 11, 2016 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
Is someone you don’t know annoying you on WhatsApp? Do you want to know how to block them so they can’t contact you again? We will show you how to block people on WhatsApp step by step. Block People on WhatsApp (for Both iPhone and Android Users) In order to block...
| Oct 10, 2016 | Teenagers Articles
One of the coolest things about Snapchat is that you can add various effects to your photos and videos. To get face effects on Snapchat, you might consider using lenses (i.e. face effects), applying filters, trying the face-swapping feature, adding typed text,...
| Sep 26, 2016 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
Do you use Twitter? If not, is it because you worry about strangers writing hateful messages to you? If so, Twitter’s Quality Filter might be relevant to you. Twitter’s New Feature: Tweet Filtering In a blog post (2016), Twitter’s product manager Emil Leong...
| Sep 26, 2016 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
Here’s an interesting question for you: “Do you view your Internet friends as real friends, even if you’ve never met?” Before you answer, I’ll bet I could figure out whether you answered yes to that question. Generally speaking, someone who was born before the...
| Sep 26, 2016 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles
Why do we see more stories of online bullying happen online nowadays. It’s partly because there are some key differences between cyber bullying and traditional bullying.
| Sep 4, 2016 | Parents, Parents Articles, Teachers, Teachers Articles, Teenagers (14-18), Teenagers Articles
There is a lot of hacking going on nowadays, and everyone’s panicking. You can’t even trust professional companies like your phone providers to safeguard your private information anymore! In this post, we’re going to show you how to become unhackable by...
| Jun 14, 2016 | Parents Articles, Teachers Articles, Teenagers Articles, Young Teens Articles
Did you know that you can share a YouTube video at a specific time? Why Should I Learn How to Create Links to Start and End a YouTube Video? Linking to a particular time in a video can be really helpful and be very effective in presentations when you want to refer to...
| Apr 11, 2016 | Teenagers Articles
Online gaming can be lots of fun. However, you could be exposed to a lot of dangers if you’re not careful. If you believe that safety comes first, read these 5 tips about how to stay safe while gaming online.
| Apr 5, 2016 | Teenagers Articles
Are you being bullied online? Do you see bullying happen when you’re online?No type of bullying should be tolerated, especially when it’s online where everyone can see it. No type of bullying should be tolerated, especially when it’s online where everyone can see it....
| Mar 31, 2016 | Teenagers Articles
What is Cyber Bullying? Cyber bullying is the use of threatening or mean language to purposely harass or emotionally hurt a single person or group of people. It is carried out in many forms on the Internet, including social media, text messaging, e-mail, chat rooms,...
| Mar 27, 2016 | Teenagers Articles
Have you ever been bullied online? Have you ever wondered what you could do to protect yourself from cyber bullying? If so, you are not alone. There are many kids your age who are going through a very similar experience. If you’re a teen who feels victimized...
