The Trouble with TikTok: internet safety spotlight
“TikTok might not meet the exact criteria to be called ‘malware,’ but it’s definitely nefarious and (IMHO) outright evil,” a whistle-blowing engineer recently...
05
Aug
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26
Jul
Screen time this summer: curation before clocks
Panic has been mounting in parents all across the globe over screen time in the pandemic. Research has shown links between excess screen...
18
Jul
The other pandemic: cybercrime
During the Covid-19 pandemic we've all been spending far more time online than usual and so have another group: cybercriminals. According to Ofcom...
08
Jul
Digital wellbeing: limiting screens after lockdown
We've all been guilty of sometimes excessive tech use during lockdown. As lockdown lifts, here are some ways to limit screens and improve...
14
May
Online classrooms – helping or harming children’s learning?
Thanks to the global pandemic most countries are now operating in one form or another of lockdown or quarantine. Children and young people...
23
Jun
2019 Internet Trends Report Reveals Our Concerns About Digital Overload
Venture capitalist Mary Meeker published her annual Internet Trends report this week and it paints a picture of consumers increasingly concerned about digital...
09
Apr
Will the #OnlineHarms whitepaper bring the sheriff to the digital Wild West?
Whether you think it went too far or not far enough the UK's Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) 'Online Harms' white...
07
Oct
Your smartphone addiction is making your children unhappy
I asked a group of 11 year olds how their parents' smartphone habits made them feel, and what they would like to say...
05
Aug
When’s the right age to get a smartphone?
It's a hotly debated topic and the question I get asked the most when I talk to parents and children in schools on...