CSC featured in Washington Times article: Teachers see AI evolving from nuisance to necessity at K-12 schools
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Utah Becomes First State to Pass Bill Making App Stores Verify Ages CBS News, March 6, 2025 Utah recently became the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify users’ ages and get parental consent for minors to download apps to their devices. Similar bills have been introduced in at least eight other […]
Allison Bonacci featured in Washington Times article: Teen girls lead 60% surge in depression rates, CDC report finds
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The Hidden Dangers of Roblox: What Parents Need to Know About the Whisper Chat Function
Based on my time with students in schools, I have no doubt that the most popular online game is Roblox! Whether I am working with 3rd grade students or 8th grade students, this is a hugely popular game. Upon a casual glance at Roblox, it appears to definitely be a ‘kids’ game’ and some may […]
Cyber Safety in the News
Who Was the Cyberbully Harassing Her Teen Daughter? New York Magazine, January 15, 2025 Owen and his girlfriend Ashley started receiving harassing text messages while they were dating. The cyberbullying they received continued for years, eventually causing their breakup. The cyberbully had an uncanny knowledge of mundane goings-on at school and within their friend group. […]
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He Was Suicidal and Needed Help. Online Predators Pushed Him to Take His Life on Camera. The Washington Post, December 10, 2024 The death of a Minnesota man offers a case study into how a sadistic online group has used the messaging app Discord to find and torment vulnerable people. Samuel Hervey, a 25-year-old in […]
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A 14-Year-Old Boy Took His Own Life to Get Closer to a Chatbot. He Thought They Were in Love. The Wall Street Journal, November 8, 2024 Sewell Setzer III, a 14-year-old boy in Orlando, Fla., was smitten with a fantasy woman. The object of his attachment was Daenerys Targaryen, a chatbot seducer named for a […]
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TikTok Sued By 13 States And DC, Accused of Harming Younger Users Reuters, October 8, 2024 TikTok faces new lawsuits filed by 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday, accusing the popular social media platform of harming and failing to protect young people. The lawsuits filed separately in New York, California, the […]
Cyber Safety in the News
Smartphones In Schools New York Times, September 6, 2024 Teachers are supposed to educate children, many of whom have still not caught up from Covid learning loss, while in a battle for attention with fantastically entertaining computers. A growing body of academic research suggests it isn’t going well. But school officials and policymakers have begun […]
Liz Repking featured in Catholic Register Article
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