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Curating discussion on #parenting well in the age of #technology
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Work replacing spirituality and religion. “Even in my solitary pursuits, I feel like I’m connected to something bigger: part of a long line of humans who have toiled and strived, cheered in glee, and wanted to smash our laptops.” theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
Long overdue first major piece on the fall-out that comes from #parents monetizing their children, or for profit #sharenting. teenvogue.com/story/influenc…
“"These design tricks disproportionately occur in apps used by children from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, suggesting inequities in how young children's attention is exploited for monetization" @jennyradesky #DigitalFutures #ChildRights newsweek.com/four-out-five-…
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80 Percent of Apps for Preschoolers Designed to Make Money Off Them: Study
According to the findings, nearly 99 percent of the children studied had at least one manipulative design in one of their top-used apps.
Ban #smartphones from schools. #waituntil8th. Hard to argue with the data.
High school students around the world got lonelier between 2012 and 2019. @jean_twenge and I found this in PISA data, and looked at what global trends correlated. Only smartphone & social media adoption. With links to larger reviews: nytimes.com/2021/07/31/opi…
Need to drive like mega-awareness of Zoom security issues since everyone not totally sick with #COVID19 uses it!
Every day there's a fresh Zoom privacy/security horror story. Why now, all at once? It's simple: the problems aren't new but suddenly everyone is forced to use Zoom. That means more people discovering problems and also more frustration because opting out isn't an option.
The erosion of institutional trust hits us hard at a time when trust is exactly what we need.
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Democrats and Republicans are lining up to get tough on tech companies that do too little to block images of child sexual abuse on their platforms. But expect big pushback from the companies, which are pushing for voluntary standards. @nytimes @mhkeller nyti.ms/3cB15sr
If you want to read one piece about how to prepare for the #coronavirus pick this one from @zeynep: blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/p…
In an effort to convey that most people with COVID-19 have mild illness, I think we overlook that probably all of us have a loved one with a health condition at higher risk. We can all do extra to help keep those people healthy. 1/
#parents and school districts should follow this case carefully.
"Many students are required by their schools to use Google's products & services... there's no way to receive a public school education without having personal data collected by the internet giant." @courtneywatson1 #mdga2020 @BrianFrosh @ConsumerReports tinyurl.com/tpkasak
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New Mexico Lawsuit Highlights Google's Deep Involvement With Student Data via @ConsumerReports
New Mexico claims that Google illegally collected data from students highlights. Consumer Reports says the suit highlights Google's deep involvement with student data.
Schools having surveillance technology designed for prisons is a #societyfail . It’s not happened yet but we need to think about why it’s even on the table. cnet.com/news/how-schoo…
RT CommonSense: “Students and parents are a vulnerable audience who have little say in what products kids must use, and companies are taking advantage of them."- jimsteyer, CEO, Common Sense. via WSJ by yoreekoh bddy.me/2HXlV7v
Why haven't we heard more about Shoshana Zuboff's book? She apparently coined the term "surveillance capitalism." washingtonpost.com/business/techn…
An excerpt from “We’ve Been Sneaking Into Your Brains” @HumaneTech_ Head of Education, @MaxStossel's talk to 800 middle and high school students in Braintree, Massachusetts.
A new study warns that kids’ literacy and language skills suffer with screen use, and MRI scans of their brains appear to back up the findings. bit.ly/2qzyRee
Really liked that meditating on the mountaintop slide in @flynncoleman presentation at #AllTechIsHuman!
Why are we relying on #bigtech leaders, with their vested interests, to do the #bigthinking for us? nytimes.com/2019/10/24/opi…
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Opinion | The Black-and-White World of Big Tech (Published 2019)
Mark Zuckerberg presented us with an either-or choice of free speech — either we have it or we’re China. Tech leaders have a duty to admit it’s much more complicated.
No words for this.
The Times published an investigation this weekend by my colleague @gabrieldance and myself about the rise of online child sexual abuse material. A warning: Some of it is unsettling to read. nytimes.com/interactive/20… 1/
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