by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News On Tuesday, President Biden signed a law that would require ByteDance, a Chinese company, to sell TikTok within the next year or face a ban in the U.S. TikTok has said that it will fight the law in court,...
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The first few times I got a text message from a stranger that appeared to be directed at someone else, I politely informed them that they’d reached the wrong number. But now I ignore such seemingly...
Although it may not get as much attention as the shiny new iPhones or some of the other features in the newly released iOS 17, Apple’s update has some important safety features for children, teens and parents, including content created for Apple by...
Download Full Guide (PDF) Download Quick Guide (PDF) Watch Larry’s Interview (Video) Meta Horizon Worlds is now available for teens ages 13 to 17. The app, created by Meta (formerly Facebook) for their virtual reality headsets, enables people to explore and...
In late 2020, ConnectSafely began a collaboration with CBS News to produce two weekly 1-minute segments called The ConnectSafely Report. It’s carried by radio stations in more than 50 media markets, including New York, Boston, St. Louis, San Francisco, Chicago and...
