ConnectSafely

ConnectSafely is looking for a part-time policy person to work with state and congressional legislators and staff on tech safety issues. Prefer the person be in Northern California even though it's a mostly remote position. Please send a message through our contact page. https://lnkd.in/gsNcSyPT

ConnectSafely is launching a Youth Advisory Council! Council members will gain valuable leadership and advocacy skills and have opportunities to collaborate with industry leaders to bolster online safety practices. Open to ages 16-21. The application deadline is March 15. https://lnkd.in/gah3xYhv

100K US students are set to participate in #SaferInternetDay lessons and activities today through ConnectSafely's school grant program. Find out how your home, organization or school can join in using our free resources https://lnkd.in/gN4pvJVD

If you plan a #SaferIntenetDay conversation with family tonight, consider talking about #sextortion, especially if you have teen boys who are at higher risk. @ConnectSafely has resources for all aspects of internet safety including a Parents Guide to Teen Sextortion.

We partnered with NGOs around the world this #SaferInternetDay on the #FirstDevice campaign. Check out the family toolkit, including an animated video series for families to co-watch, at https://lnkd.in/eUmfjQ4y. See all our resources for families at https://lnkd.in/g9dH7iZh.

Please check out ConnectSafely's new Parents Guide to Generative AI https://lnkd.in/gy2YQ99z

I had a great conversation with Jeff Jarvis about his new book The Gutenberg Parenthesis, moral panics and much more. We just published part-one of the interviews as an episode of ConnectSafely's "Are We Doing Tech Right?" podcast. You can listen here:

Yesterday ConnectSafely CEO Larry Magid had the opportunity to give a talk about the history of moral tech panics at a global summit hosted by Meta and its Safety Advisory Council. As it turns out, we've been freaking out about tech since at least 2,400 years ago that we can document and many of the fears about Generative AI, social media and other modern tech are reminiscent of centuries old fears. I posted a narrated version of my slides, plus a couple of articles on the subject at https://lnkd.in/gSfDdrAV

Larry Magid talks to the always insightful Kerry Gallagher, JD - ConnectSafely's education director and a full-time educator - about the future of Generative AI in education. https://lnkd.in/gx5PYH5f