The ConnectSafely Report with Larry Magid

Comments on the implications of the recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack on national infrastructure secutiy

Parents can now set up supervised YouTube accounts for their preteens. These accounts are far less restrictive than YouTube Kids (mostly for younger children) but parents can manage content and time spent.

Even though COVID is down in the U.S., people are still more stressed than usual. But help is as close as your phone with meditation apps and de-stressing podcasts

The newest version of iOS requires users to opt-in before apps can track their behavior

Google has internal and user tools to help find results that are relevant and safe

As summer approaches and more people are vaccinated, families are starting to plan vacations. It's a good time to involve your children. They'll learn research skills and you might learn about some vacation ideas that they -- not you -- discover.

ConnectSafely Reprt host Larry Magid discovered that his new air fryer is a security risk.

Anyone can be a victim of ransomware when a hacker locks you out of your own device and demands money to get back in.

Emerging from isolation as COVID-19 conditions improve in your area can be stressful, but the skills and tools you learned during lock-down can help.

A group is suing Facebook for allegedly lying to Congress and the public about its efforts to hate anti-Muslim hate speech.

There's a new online scam -- selling counterfeit or stolen COVID-19 vaccine cards

Why Google supports International Fact-Checking Day and how to check out the credibility of sites

Amazon offers a lot of content for kids along with a parent dashboard to manage their activity and screen time

Ten years ago, Comcast launched Internet Essentials to provide low-cost internet access to low-income families and is now investing $1 billion to expand the program and reach more people

A Google survey found that parents are thinking less about screen time and more about quality content for kids. The company just launched a website with information on keeping kids both engaged and safe online with resources from Common Sense Media, Family Online Safety Institute, PBC, ConnectSafely and other organizations.

There is good and bad news when it comes to mental health and social media during the pandemic. Depression is up but young people are getting information and support via social media according to a study by Common Sense Media.

Pediatrician Dr. Michael Rich has launched a Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children's Hospital

To help people pause and reconsider potentially offensive posts, Trisha Prabhu created the ReThink App when she was 13. She's now 20 and still at it.

Like all online services, Roblox has had some issues, but the company uses human moderators and technology and offers parental controls. Still, said their community safety director Laura Higgins, parents need to be involved in their children's online activities.

There is an epidemic of misinformation but the non-partisan non-profit News Literacy Project has resources to help with both youth and adults.

Identity theft is a serious problem but there are ways to help prevent it and recover from it.

Several states are considering bills to punish social media companies that allegedly censor political speech, but there could be unintended saferty consequences

Popular video and image sharing apps Snapchat is helping its users deal with stress and mental health issues

There's a tendency to want to look "perfect" online but, says Instagram's head of safety, authenticity is a better choice.

Comcast survey found that 95% of people underestimate their online risks