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My Son’s First Phone

 

By Justin W. PatchinAugust 18, 2021

Tags: cell phonesparentingtweens

I was sitting in the bleachers of my son’s recent hockey practice when another parent came up to me and sheepishly asked: “Does your son have a phone?” “Funny you should ask,” I replied. Coincidentally enough, we gave our son his first full-functioning phone that very day. I don’t think this particular parent knows what I do for a living, so he wasn’t asking “the expert,” he was simply asking another parent. This led to a nice conversation about what I have learned about kids and devices in my research over the years.

Read more: https://cyberbullying.org/my-sons-first-phone

Three Instagram updates to protect people from racism and abuse on Instagram.

 

Today we’re announcing three updates to protect people from racism and abuse on Instagram. We don’t allow hate speech or bullying on our platform, and we hope these new tools will help protect people from having to experience abuse.

— Adam Mosseri 😷 (@mosseri) August 11, 2021

Instagram update

 

Instagram update: Users under the age of 16 in the US (or under 18 in the EU and elsewhere) will have their accounts set to private upon sign-up. Those teens with public accounts will be instructed how to become private, but will not be forced to do so. https://t.co/pIF7qGjBHa pic.twitter.com/QTR1Gygngt

— Sameer Hinduja (@hinduja) July 27, 2021

50 Ways to Make the Last Month of Summer Fun - While Using Technology Together

From "FOSI", "Family Online Safety Institute"
https://www.fosi.org/good-digital-parenting-tool/summer-fun-checklists

Each checklist has 10 unique ideas (socially distanced or not) that give parents a chance to boost family time. Categorized by Learning, Fun, Social Change, Digital Citizenship, and Go, there are plenty of ideas suitable for all types of families looking to reincorporate a few pre-pandemic habits back into their routines. 

Twitter Lets Users Retroactively Change Who Can Reply to Tweets

Building on a 2020 feature that lets users choose who can reply when composing a message, this update could prove especially useful for folks whose posts receive unexpected attention or unwanted responses. Simply tap on the three-dot menu in the upper right corner of a tweet to modify the "Change who can reply" option. The function, according to Mashable, is rolling out globally on iOS, Android, and the web.

Learn more: 

https://www.pcmag.com/news/twitter-lets-users-retroactively-change-who-can-reply-to-tweets

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