Online Harms
Resources to help you understand the myriad harms that online platforms can pose.
AI Chatbot Companions: Impact on Children and Teens
From the Social Media Victims Law Center.
View resourceAI Companions Decoded: Common Sense Media Recommends AI Companion Safety Standards
Common Sense Media released comprehensive risk assessments of social AI companions concluding that these AI tools pose unacceptable risks to minors.
View resourceSocial Media's Effects on Self-Esteem
From the Social Media Victims Law Center.
View resourceStanford Medicine: Why AI companions and young people can make for a dangerous mix
Artificial intelligence chatbots designed to act like friends should not be used by children and teens, Stanford Medicine psychiatrist Nina Vasan says.
View resource10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World
How Parents Can Stop Smartphones, Social Media, and Gaming from Taking Over Their Children’s Lives By Dr. Jean M. Twenge
View resourceBetter Than Real Life: The Secret Science Addicting Kids to Screens—and How to Save Childhood
Better Than Real Life reveals what is known to only a handful of tech elite: how Silicon Valley uses its secret science of persuasive design to shift childhood from the real world…
View resourceDefend Young Minds: Resources for Talking about Pornography
Multiple books for different ages/stages.
View resourceReset Your Child's Brain: End Meltdowns, Raise Grades & Boost Social Skills
Victoria L Dunckley, M.D., Integrative psychiatrist, author and screen time consultant
View resourceNational Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Sextortion
A collection of resources about Sextortion.
View resourceSFCxUS Book Club Discussion: The Tech Exit with Clare Morrell
SFCxUS co-Founder Kathleen Barlow has an informal discussion with Clare Morrell about her book.
View resourceBecca Schmill Foundation
The Foundation was formed in memory of Rebecca (Becca) Mann Schmill by her loving family. Becca passed away from fentanyl poisoning. She purchased the drugs with the assistance of a…
View resourceBecca Schmill Foundation
Named for her daughter Becca Schmill who was lost to social media harms, Deb Schmill leads this foundation to advocate for safer online spaces. Becca Schmill Foundation partners with SFCxUS…
View resourceEdTech Law Center
The EdTech Law Center is a great resource for legal information around EdTech and devices. Attorney Andy Liddell is on the advisory board at SFCxUS.
View resourceFairplay for Kids
For over 25 years, Fairplay has been the leading voice fighting to enhance children’s well-being by eliminating the exploitative and harmful business practices of marketers and Big Tech.
View resourceHeat Initiative
Heat Initiative focuses on direct action to hold tech companies accountable for harmful practices towards young people.
View resourceNational Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Sextortion
A collection of resources about Sextortion.
View resourceParents RISE
Parents RISE is a survivor parent–led grassroots movement that transforms grief into action.
View resourceParentsSOS
Parents for Safe On-Line Spaces. Formed by a group of survivor parents who lost their children to on-line harms.
View resourceAn Alarming Threat to Our Kids, AI Chatbots - Laura Marquez Garrett, Scrolling 2 Death
Laura Marquez Garrett, attorney with the Social Media Victims law center, joins Nicki Petrossi to discuss the emergence of a new tech harms to children, AI chatbots.
View resourceScrolling 2 Death
Scrolling 2 Death is a podcast for parents who are worried about social media.
View resourceAI Companions Decoded: Common Sense Media Recommends AI Companion Safety Standards
Common Sense Media released comprehensive risk assessments of social AI companions concluding that these AI tools pose unacceptable risks to minors.
View resourceMA Dept of Health: Let's Talk Risk - A Guide to Discussing Gambling with your Child
Problem gambling impacts 4-5% of youth ages 12-17 compared to just 1% of adults. That means more than 40,000 adolescents in Massachusetts struggle with problem gambling.
View resourceRoblox: Inflated Key Metrics For Wall Street And A Pedophile Hellscape For Kids
Published on October 8, 2024
View resourceNational Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Sextortion
A collection of resources about Sextortion.
View resourceFairplay for Kids: On-Line Harms Prevention Action Toolkit
The Action Kit was created in response to feedback from advocates and practitioners seeking research-based education and advocacy materials that are easy to use and distribute.
View resourceNational Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Sextortion
A collection of resources about Sextortion.
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