Young people are unhappy, and many observers think they know what is to blame: technology. The most influential argument in this direction comes from the psychologist Jonathan Haidt. In his 2024 book The Anxious Generation, Haidt argued that giving young people smartphones in the early 2010s “rewired” childhood, which led…
The debate has been given fresh momentum by the government’s Growing Up in the Online World consultation updated last month, one of the largest on children’s online safety ever in the UK. More than 116,000 parents, children, teachers and experts took part, with nine in 10 parents supporting restrictions on…
When Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, settled a lawsuit a few weeks ago, the tech giant agreed to pay more than $17 billion to a collection of 47 states, including Kansas. Over the next 10 years, Kansas will receive an estimated $134 million to address the damages…
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A 22-year-old Kissimmee man was arrested on 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material following a Florida Department of Law Enforcement cybercrime investigation, authorities said. FDLE agents arrested Jordi David Nunez-Junco after executing a search warrant at a Kissimmee home on Sept. 10, according to…
The nationwide debate over social media’s impact on our nation’s youth continues at every level. It’s gone from the smallest of homes to the highest courts and could boomerang all the way back. A new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in California looks to regulate how kids interact with…
“Crime prevention begins with strong partnerships between police and the communities they serve,” Additional Inspector General of Police (Crime and Operations) Khondoker Rafiqul Islam told BSS. “Police cannot fight crime alone; community participation is essential to lasting public safety,” he added. According to a recent progress report of the Home…
AI has fundamentally changed what a cyberattack looks like. A Forbes article reports that tools, speed and sophistication that once required nation-state resources are now available to anyone with a credit card and a cloud account. At the same time, the businesses MSPs (managed service providers) and MSSPs (managed security service providers)…
A bizarre and “unsettling” AI-generated trend has been spreading online for weeks now – and it appears to be slowly bleeding into real life. According to Safer Schools, a character reminiscent of Dr Seuss’ Cat in the Hat has been shown in AI-generated clips “threatening to visit people’s homes, or…
Photo caption: Scores of parents and community members attended the latest “Raising the Next Generation in the Age of AI” series discussion, which featured, from left on the stage: Candice Odgers, Yalda Uhls, Melissa Mazmanian, Vani Henderson and Larz May. Photos by Andersen Photography Experts offer parents advice for navigating…
A marketing blunder has left one of the UK’s most popular attractions rushing to fix a listing on its booking platform after social media users spotted a poor choice of words. According to BBC News, Chester Zoo recently gained attention on social media when an online advertisement offered tickets for…
