What is Squid Games? In this dystopian Netflix drama, cash-strapped, “regular” people receive a mysterious invitation into a game that promises unfathomable riches. To the death. Think of Hunger Games, only the rated-R version. And creepy (almost a horror movie vibe). It is currently #1 in …
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In partnership with Representative Susan Pulsipher and the National Center and Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE), Protect Young Eyes helped craft device filtering legislation that recently passed the Utah legislature and has now been signed by Governor Cox! We’re thrilled! Despite significant opposition from Big Tech, lobbyists from …
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Breaking News: On March 16, 2021, Instagram released a new post that laid out their new parental controls for teens, which mostly focused on direct messaging (DMs). The title of the post was: Continuing to Make Instagram Safer for the Youngest Members of Our Community Instagram …
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What is OnlyFans? OnlyFans is a subscription-based content website (there is not an app). Content creators make money by sharing photos, videos, etc. to their subscribers. The content creators on the platform are diverse: musicians, chefs, fitness professionals, photographers, makeup artists, and celebrities. However, what OnlyFans …
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 …
Virtual School is Here to Stay I’m afraid that COVID-19 has changed education for at least the next school year. The prospect of a vaccine carries hope for all of us. But my own family is planning on being nimble for at least the fall semester. …
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What is Instagram Reels? Reels is “Instagram’s attempt to keep you away from TikTok.” You add music and effects to videos – it’s almost that simple. Here’s Instagram’s own announcements: Introducing Instagram Reels Here are various articles talking about the Reels release: The Verge: Instagram Launches …
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For years, Netflix parental controls have been horrible. What’s more, the app stores only recently aligned their ratings for Netflix to be 12+ (Apple) and Teen (Google Play), instead of 4+ (which made zero sense). It took a global pandemic to force Netflix to create parental …
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