#digital-safety
#digital-safety
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Privacy professionals
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks agoFrom digital curfews to blocking apps: How technology experts protect their children online
Parents should implement shared-device use, parental controls, app awareness, and agreed screen-time rules to protect children from online risks while enabling safe internet access.
fromTechCrunch
1 month agoThree in ten U.S. teens use AI chatbots every day, but safety concerns are growing | TechCrunch
The Pew Research Center released a study on Tuesday that shows how young people are using both social media and AI chatbots. Teen internet safety has remained a global hot topic, with Australia planning to enforce a social media ban for under-16s starting on Wednesday. The impact of social media on teen mental health has been extensively debated - some studies show how online communities can improve mental health, while other research shows the adverse effects of doomscrolling or spending too much time online.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.dw.com
1 month agoEU lawmakers back plan for social media age rules DW 11/26/2025
A draft of the measure, released in October, urged "the establishment of a harmonised European digital age limit of 16 years old as the default threshold under which access to online social media platforms should not be allowed unless parents or guardians have authorised their children otherwise." They also recommended setting a harmonised EU digital age limit of 13, under which no minor would be permitted to access social media. The same minimum age would apply to video-sharing platforms and so-called "AI companions," whose popularity among adolescents has raised concerns in several EU states.
Miscellaneous
fromPsychology Today
1 month agoAI Driver's Ed: 8 Rules of the Digital Road for Good Drivers
When my daughter turned 16, I didn't hand her the car keys and hope for the best. She spent a few months in driver's ed, practicing parallel parking, checking blind spots, and learning to handle heavy traffic and bad weather. Like all new drivers, she needed guidance and practice before she could drive safely on her own. With generative AI tools, we all have something far more powerful than a car. And most of us aren't getting lessons at all.
Education
Parenting
fromFortune
4 months agoJeffrey Katzenberg says legislation to protect children from online harms is unlikely: 'It took 80 years' to pass seatbelt laws
Parents need AI-driven monitoring tools like Aura to detect and address children's digital mental-health risks because legislation is slow and harms are increasing.
fromInverse
6 months agoAs The Scamiverse Gets More Sophisticated, Tomorrow's Scam Protection Is Here Today
According to a recent research study conducted by McAfee - the global leader in online protection - over half of Americans say they or someone they know has fallen victim to an online scam in the last year.
Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months agoWhat to do if your email account is stolen and how to stop it happening again
Email accounts have become more than a longstanding method of communication, morphing into the centre of your digital world as the user login for hundreds of services from shopping to socials.
Digital life
Artificial intelligence
fromPyImageSearch
7 months agoContent Moderation via Zero Shot Learning with Qwen 2.5 - PyImageSearch
Digital platforms face complex challenges in content moderation due to user-generated content growth.
Qwen 2.5 models can enhance content moderation through advanced multimodal understanding.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
8 months agoTeens, Tech, and the Power of Staying Curious
Parental controls alone won't protect teens from risks online.
Curious questions foster connection and protect teens in their digital lives.
Small, casual conversations can lead to significant insights about teens' online experiences.
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