Users on most social media platforms are supposed to be 13 years old or older. Some apps have had a form of age verification available for a long time. This allowed them to collect data on all of their users […]

**This post is an updated version of an article from 2017.  The Holidays are a time of fun, family, faith, and food. Everyone coming together can be super fun for the entire family. There can also be some struggles here […]

A reader sent me this article written in the Washington Post today and I wanted to post my response. The article outlines the problems that Apple is having keeping “unwanted sexual content” out of apps on their iOS App Store. Apps […]

Starting today, all creators are required to mark their content as made for kids or not made for kids in YouTube Studio. -YouTube Creators Email YouTube will be limiting the data they collect form videos that are targeting children. This […]

Call of Duty Modern Warfare Parent’s Guide The rating below is based on the game content. Online interactions will always increase the risk of unwanted content. Violence – 1 Language – 1 Sexual Content – 4 Positive Message – 1 […]

Android has updated their Family Link parental controls feature. The above video will take you though what they’ve done and give you some questions to ask yourself about using the service. Make sure your device is compatible. The site is […]

I end every workshop and nearly every video and podcast telling parents to talk to their kids about digital citizenship, screen time balance, and internet safety. I often point them to videos or articles I have made or written that […]

UPDATE 9-4-2019: This morning the FTC announced a 170 million dollar settlement with Google to end the investivations  of YouTube’s children’s data collection practices. At the same time YouTube announced they are rolling out funding for original children programming. YouTube […]

I was contacted this week by a parent who was shocked to find that adults had been chatting with her young son in Disney Heroes, Battle Mode, an app rated 9+ in the Apple App store. She sent me screen […]