By Ellie Halpert We all know the feeling: you open Instagram to check one thing, and all of a sudden it’s been thirty minutes and you’ve somehow cycled through Snapchat, TikTok, and back to Instagram again. It’s so common that we have a word for it: Doomscrolling. For a [...]
By Adithya Bharath If you’ve ever used ChatGPT to help with an essay or asked Alexa to play your favorite song, then you already know what artificial intelligence can do. But that kind of AI waits for you to say something first. There’s a new kind of AI that [...]
By Adithya Bharath There is a new trend all over Instagram and TikTok where people turn themselves into AI-generated action figures. You upload a photo, add a few details about yourself like your favorite sport, food, or hobby, and then the AI creates an image of you in a toy [...]
By Allie Hunter, Mothers Against Cyber Crime Sending intimate images is a common part of modern relationships for some, but it comes with risks. Despite new technology claiming to make sharing nudes safer, no app can truly protect you from the dangers of image-based abuse. Linq, a new app designed [...]
By Ellie Halpert Have you ever wondered about your biological makeup? Our DNA can tell us many things: our ancestry, predisposition to genetic diseases, intolerances, and more. Companies like 23andMe, AncestoryDNA, and MyHeritage offer genetic testing kits with great promises. Spit into a tube, ship it off, and they'll [...]
By Adithya Bharath I’m sharing photos on Snapchat to keep my Snapstreak alive and check where my friends are on Snapmap. If you don’t know what Snapchat is, you’re probably not a teen or a parent of one! Snapchat is super fun for us, but it can also be [...]
By: Jacob Aldrich One of the moments that completes a transition for kids trying to transition to a bit more digital independence and responsibility is the moment they start building their first email address and inbox. But sometimes people make their first emails for impulsive reasons, like entering into [...]
By: Jacob Aldrich The Super Bowl brings action and excitement into our homes, millions of eyes glued to the big screen. But some of those eyes were also fixed on the game for other reasons: online sports gambling. This is a phenomenon that has been growing in popularity since [...]
By Adithya Bharath We spend a ton of time online. Whether it's posting TikToks, DMing on Instagram, or doing schoolwork, the internet is like a second home. But here's the thing: most of us don’t really know how to stay safe online. Schools need to step up and start [...]
By Allie Hunter As a mother and cybersecurity advocate, I’ve seen firsthand how online safety for kids has become a critical issue for families. In today's digital world, protecting children from cyber threats—from cyberbullying to online predators—is more important than ever. That's why I wrote Mothers Against Cyber Crime. [...]
