Posts by Ryan
“Hardcore porn keeps showing up on Spotify even though it’s not allowed”
You have done your best to protect your kids from adult content, but there always seems to be somewhere you missed.
Read MoreTwo-Part Technology Contract
For holidays and birthdays, many youth will be using new technology. Set the expectations from day-one.
Read More“Doctors: TikTok Mental Health Advice Videos Are a Cesspool of Misinformation”
Kids are struggling and not getting the correct information about what their particular struggle is and how to get help. TikTok isn’t free from misinformation, it may be at the top of the list (right behind Instagram).
Read MoreMore Than a Game
The Deer Lakes Hockey Club, with the blessing and support of the Rupprecht Family, is once again hosting the Annual Maura C. Rupprecht Memorial Alumni Game. The game is being held with a bigger purpose – to provide more mental health support and suicide prevention services to our youth.
Read MoreScreen-Free Gifts
You may be looking for that perfect screen-free gift for a child, grandchild, niece or nephew.
Read More“Instagram Testing Age Verification Technology”
Instagram struggles with adult-themed content just like TikTok. Instagrams current app rating is 12+, and in my eyes should be bumped (along with TikTok) to 17+.
Read More“TikTok in China versus the United States”
We’ve heard about TikTok’s data mining and concerns about cybersecurity over the past few years, but what’s more recent is the difference in content that users view based upon their location.
Read More“Tumblr Will Once Again Allow Nudity, But Not Porn”
Recently Tumblr changed it’s policy on nudity. I’m not sure how this will evolve, but it could easily become an interest of youth again as it was in 2018 as an easy access (and free) site/platform to find sexual content.
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