A shocking new statistic from a study published last week by Barna (click here to read more about the study) indicates just how mixed up our perception of pornography has become. The teens and young adults (between the ages of 13 and 25 years old) surveyed believe that not recycling is more immoral than viewing […]
Sometimes when we talk about pornography and online safety, we oversimplify. The internet is not just divided up between pornography and kid-friendly content. Just like movies have different ratings, internet websites are diverse in the maturity of their content. Most internet filters make the same mistake. There are “good sites” and “bad sites” with
A few months ago, we shared some tips for parents wondering if their child is ready for social media. While those suggestions are a good place to start, there is more to successful social media use than avoiding pornography and coping with cyberbullying. For parents who are still undecided, here are 3 more signs your
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A study in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience suggests that people viewing sexualized images of women mentally dehumanize the women pictured. Researchers showed study participants (all male) sexualized images of women, and scanned the participants’ brains to see which areas were activated. The researchers were specifically looking to see if the areas of the
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With a new social media app coming out of the pipeline every few months, how’s a parent to keep up? Common Sense Media has written an article for Huffington Post to help adults scope out each new app and minimize the risk to kids on social media. The list of red flags includes includes:
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The Utah Coalition Against Pornography (UCAP) is preparing for their fourteenth annual conference, and all are invited to attend! The conference is billed as a “safe, hopeful place to learn about the impact of pornography and the solutions to the problem.” Parents, teachers, church leaders, teens, young adults, and community leaders are all invited
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A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Indiana and the University of Hawaii found a connection between pornography use and sexual aggression. After analyzing the data from 22 studies, the researchers found that users were more likely to commit both verbal and physical acts of sexual aggression. Surprising to some will
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So Clean Router blocks all online pornography, filters every device in your home, provides you with internet activity reports, has customizable features, allows you to remotely log in and change your settings, and allows you to go around the filter when necessary. Is that good? For those new to internet filtering products, it’s hard to
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According to Statistic Brain, 45% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions. If you are one of them, you probably set some really worthwhile goals. However, internet safety likely wasn’t on your list. Here are three New Year’s resolutions you can make to up your internet safety game. 1) Change your passwords We shop, journal,
What would 2016 look like if Facebook had never been born? The first social media giant (sorry MySpace), Facebook has changed the way all of us interact with the Internet. Users all over the world share content, post statuses, send private messages, and connect with new and old friends in a totally unprecendented way and
