Student Perspective: How to Make Frenemies With Big Tech
I am emerging into being a teen and being a teen means social media, but how will I know that what I do online is protected? I don’t, and not … Read more
Articles tagged with “social media”
Social Media, Social Lives: Teens Dish on Everything from Cyberbullying to Digital Distraction
In our latest research, teens dish on everything from cyberbullying to digital distraction and share good news about how social media makes them feel. What teenagers look like they’re doing … Read more
Why We Need More (and Better!) Research on Kids and Tech
News about gaming disorders, depression linked to social media use, and the right amount of screen time can leave parents with more questions than answers when it comes to navigating … Read more
Franchesca Ramsey tells it like it is (video)
It’s a problem when tribalism divides us, online and in real life. We can and must do better. The status quo just ain’t working. In this week’s IRL podcast, Veronica … Read more
What the grayscale challenge taught us about phone addiction
There’s a lot of talk these days about how addicted we are to our screens. At Mozilla, a few of us tried our own experiment to see if turning our … Read more
10 Twitter bots that actually make the internet a better place
Twitter bots account for an estimated 15% of Twitter users. They’re fundamentally changing the politics of the platform, and the internet, in ways that we humans are only just beginning … Read more
Understanding Instagram’s privacy settings
Looking for password tips? Check out the Guide to Safer Logins. In our increasingly visual online world, Instagram plays a big role in the social media butterfly’s life. It’s often … Read more
A Guide to Twitter’s Privacy Settings
Looking for password tips? Check out the Guide to Safer Logins. Like Facebook, which we covered in our previous post, Twitter has a number of options you can adjust to … Read more
Facebook privacy tips: How to share without oversharing
Looking for password tips? Check out the Guide to Safer Logins. Behind the fun of social media, every network offers some privacy management options that you, as a participant, should … Read more