Internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon may soon be free to block content, slow video-streaming services from rivals, and offer “fast lanes” to preferred partners. For a glimpse of how the internet experience may change, look at what broadband providers are doing under the existing “net neutrality” rules. Read more…
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Here’s How the End of Net Neutrality Will Change the Internet
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New Research: 3 in 10 Parents Say Their Child Has an Internet-Connected Toy
Comments Off on New Research: 3 in 10 Parents Say Their Child Has an Internet-Connected ToyWASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A new study of parents of connected children released today by the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) found that parents whose kids have their own connected device or social media account are notably more optimistic about the benefits of that technology than are those whose children do not have [ Read More ]
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Snapchat Has a Child-Porn Problem
Comments Off on Snapchat Has a Child-Porn ProblemLast year a 13-year-old Illinois boy learned an old, painful lesson about online relationships. After swapping messages with someone who claimed to be a 19-year-old woman in search of nude photos, he eventually sent an indecent video of himself. When he had second thoughts and tried to break off contact, “she” threatened to post the [ Read More ]
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Social Media Isn’t Ruining Our Kids. We Are
Comments Off on Social Media Isn’t Ruining Our Kids. We AreGood news, pearl-clutchers! Someone re-examined all of our moral panic around whether or not social media is What’s Wrong With Kids These Days and all signs point to: nope. It’s no secret that parents, pediatricians, and people who have Lots of Opinions aren’t fond of the Snaptweets and Instabook posts all of our kids are [ Read More ]
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Avalanche Of Sex Assault Claims A Chance To Teach Kids
Comments Off on Avalanche Of Sex Assault Claims A Chance To Teach KidsBrett Ratner is the latest Hollywood player to be accused of sexual harassment, a new twist in the scandal that’s been dominating the media in recent weeks. The firestorm began with allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and quickly grew; more than 60 women have come forward to accuse him of sexual assault and rape. [ Read More ]
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