By Lynette Owens
Week of July 22, 2013
To help you keep up with what’s going on with kids, families, schools, and technology, we’ve compiled a list of interesting stories our team’s been reading over the past week. What have you been reading? Tell us below or Tweet @TrendISKF
- David Cameron’s ban on porn in the UK in the interest of children is met with criticism based on a review of other country’s attempts to choose censorship first
- Techcrunch also weighed in, calling the ban in the UK “ridiculous”
- NEW STUDY: In other news, a recent study shows young people increased the amount of media they consumed by more than one hour and a half to almost 7½ a day between 2004 and 2009, which means teaching kids to use the Internet safely and responsibly is more important than ever
- And lastly, is Facebook still hip with teens? Facebook says yes, but a Pew Internet study says otherwise. A few perspectives:
- Facebook Q2 earnings comments
- Pew study on Teens and Social Media
See you next week!
Lynette Owens is Vice President of Consumer Education & Marketing at Trend Micro and Founder of the company's signature Internet Safety for Kids and Families program. With 30+ years in the tech industry, Lynette oversees global initiatives to help deliver the technology tools and education that people of all ages need to keep themselves and their families safe online. She serves on the advisory boards of the Identity Theft Resource Center's Alliance for Identity Resilience, the Global Anti-Scam Alliance, and INHOPE.