by Lynette Owens | Aug 7, 2020 | For Parents, For Teachers
by Lynette Owens Long before COVID-19, TikTok’s rise to stardom was a familiar story to many in the tech landscape. The user-generated short-form video app popularized by teens, unique dances and celebrities was created for fun, then stumbled over growing pains, went...
by Lynette Owens | Aug 16, 2019 | For Parents, For Teachers
by Lynette Owens We’ve seen some dramatic changes over the past 11+ years that Trend Micro’s Internet Safety for Kids & Families (ISKF) program has been running. But none stand out more than the development of social media. In just a few short years it has become...
by Lynette Owens | Apr 23, 2019 | For Parents, For Teachers
by Lynette Owens Last month, the Washington Post published a surprising op-ed from Mark Zuckerberg. In it, the Facebook boss called for greater regulation of the internet to protect individuals’ online privacy, among other things. Although the goals he sets out are...
by Lynette Owens | Feb 4, 2019 | For Parents, For Teachers
Announcing the 2019 What’s Your Story? video contest By: Lynette Owens If you had one special power to make life online better, what would it be? That’s the challenge posed by this year’s What’s Your Story? (WYS) video competition, and we think it’s a good one....
by Lynette Owens | Nov 5, 2018 | For Parents, For Teachers
By: Lynette Owens In today’s world of fake news and cyber propaganda, it can be difficult for many of us to know what’s real and what’s there to mislead us. Our kids are arguably even more exposed to potentially damaging messages given they’re living more and more of...
