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Everyday we all read and hear stories about people who have done serious damage to themselves, to their future, or to others online. It’s almost impossible to keep track of these daily horror stories.

This avalanche of negative press we see, are the result of people doing what people have always done, except now it’s being done in front of the entire digital world.

Here at the Institute for Internet Safety, we are working tirelessly to help you safeguard and enhance your online identity.

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Mother shares son's tragic sextortion story as Schumer pushes for online child protection  CNYcentral.com
Several bills that were passed by the state legislature in 2023 went into effect Sept. 1, including limiting children’s access to social media platforms.
In a stunning turn of events, demand for Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in Brazil has skyrocketed by an astonishing 1,600% following the ban on social media platform X. Businessinsider reports that...
Well-known singer Hozier has made headlines after making his relationship official with model Hana Mayeda. The relationship was confirmed by the artist in the comment secion of an Instagram post ...
Newspapers such as MailOnline, The Sun, The Independent and The Times have all recently brought in "consent or pay" models. "It's basically saying, 'We're giving people a choice. They can either pay...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., visited East Syracuse Tuesday to demand the House of Representatives move forward with a vote on a pair of bills aimed at protecting children online.
On July 15, 2024, the Office of the New York State Attorney General (OAG) announced new guidance regarding the use of cookies, tags, and other ...
There are many downsides to living in the current age of technical enlightenment. On the one hand, most of us now have access to virtually all the informat ...
Finding the best iPhone VPN can be tricky, but we consulted with experts to find options that shield your personal information from hackers and data thieves.
Columnist Trey Price writes that Kids Online Safety Act and Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act are aimed at protecting kids' data, mental health ...

Featured News Stories

At Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Me., admissions officers are still talking about the high school senior who attended a campus information session last year for prospective students. Throughout...
It's junior year and Ellie Likos is ready to start the college process. The first step: changing her name on Facebook. Since the explosion of social media just a few years ago, colleges across...
Facebook Will No Longer Protect Teens From Their Own Bad Judgment - Forbes
On Wednesday, Facebook announced a present for its teen users: the gift of greater publicity. Moving forward, Facebook’s many under-18 users will be able to kick their privacy to the curb just as...
Opinion Should parents be criminally liable for kids' cyberbullying - CNN.com
Two girls in Florida, 14 and 12, have been arrested and charged with aggravated stalking -- cyberbullying. They allegedly tormented a 12-year-old girl named Rebecca so relentlessly that last month...
The selfie syndrome Why teens use social media for validation and how parents can counteract it - TODAY.com
Young celebrities do it. So why are we surprised when a typical teen Instagram post goes something like this: Teen (girl or boy) posts a cool/pretty/pouty selfie. What follows is a watch to see how...
They share, like, everything. How they feel about a song, their maths homework, life (it sucks). Where they'll be next; who they're with now. Photos, of themselves and others, doing stuff they quite...