YouTube Finally Provides Some Relief for Parents Thanks to the tireless effort of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE), YouTube has added more video content filtering options for kids under age 13 who are also using Family Link. We broke this news on Instagram on …
Clubhouse is a social audio app – not social media, even though it’s classified with the other, mainstream social media apps like Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Discord. The key difference between Clubhouse and other social media apps is its combination of ephemerality (nothing is recorded and the app prevents you from recording) and …
What is the Robinhood app? Robinhood is a simple investing app. You can dabble in stocks, (mutual) funds, options, gold, crypto(currency). It has a smooth interface and was literally made for the average person to quickly get into trading. Its marketing says, “Investing for everyone,” and …
**Updated November 25, 2020** TikTok Parental Controls are (Already) Decent Parents are often surprised to learn that when compared to Instagram or Snapchat, TikTok is actually the only major social platform with parental controls. Meaning, features or functions that a parent can lock in with a …
‘Tis the Season to Give Digital Gifts! Hello, Parents! Once again, the Protect Young Eyes team wants to prepare you and your children for the holidays by providing parental control guidance for whatever digital devices are on your Christmas list. In the year of COVID, digital …
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Parents, this blog post will require around 7 minutes of your time – 7 precious minutes that will give you understanding that you’ve never had about your children. Key take-aways: if you child looks at porn, it’s probably not their fault. And if they admit it, …
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Related post: Our Comprehensive iOS Parental Control Guide is exactly as advertised. It includes updates related to iOS 14 and tons of additional details. iOS 14 Updates – So far, So Good The purpose of our post is to explain only those updates that pertain to …
Let’s talk about periods. This is Betsy from the PYE team. We didn’t let Chris write this one, although I know that awkward topics are no big deal to him. We recently had an OB/GYN ask us about the best period tracking apps that she can …
I have such strong admiration for Tristan Harris and The Center for Human Technology. His Capital Hill testimonies are succinct and smart. I always feel enlightened after listening to him. I’ve used his 2017 Ted Talk after student presentations to spark dialogue and it works. Hats …
The Social Dilemma: “Flawed but Essential Viewing” Read More
The Internet is Full of Pornography Anyone who has spend any time searching for anything on the unfiltered Internet knows that explicit content is often just a few accidental clicks away. It’s for this reason that caring adults need to have a basic understanding of how …