A leading think-tank has ranked online safety for children across the globe, showing both welcome strengths and worrying weaknesses in Australia's national performance.
Earlier this month, Facebook rolled out a new group chat feature created specifically with “privacy in mind.” But what safety guarantees does Messenger Rooms really offer - and how, if at all, is it superior to Zoom?
How early should you put your kids to bed?
It’s not only our kids who need screen-time management. So do us grown-ups who find ourselves working from home - quite possibly into the foreseeable future.
How many years of our lives will we spend staring at a screen?
Lingering coronavirus restrictions have seen kids’ gaming time go next level. Experts are still debating what all those hours spent in virtual battle doing to their brains.
Young people can’t get enough of TikTok - and with good reason. But it makes parents nervous - also with good reason. Now, the app has launched a range of safety features designed to address mounting privacy and abuse concerns.
Cyber experts have long maintained that “screen-time ain’t screen-time” - in other words, that the quality of our kids’ online experiences matters as much as the quantity.
When it comes to teens and sexting, many parents’ advice comes down to three little words: “Just say no.” But experts agree that dialogue - not sweeping parental pronouncements - is the best way to keep young people safe and sensible ...
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