Commentary

FCC Comment: Empowering Parents and Protecting Children

Feb 26, 2010Mary Madden

This week we filed a public comment in response to the Federal Communications Notice of Inquiry on the issue of "Empowering Parents and Protecting Kids in an Evolving Media Landscape."

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Media Mention

Web Posts May Make You Vulnerable To Crime

Alan Greenblatt, NPR

Feb 25, 2010

It's fun to brag when you're at a great bar or going off on vacation. Social networking sites and location-based apps have made it easy to broadcast that kind of information to your friends. The problem is that you may not just be making your friends...

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Media Mention

At Las Vegas electronics show, the Web and cars meet

Cecilia Kang, Washington Post

Jan 10, 2010

Even as policymakers and safety advocates worry that the use of gizmos in cars is driving people to distraction, companies including Ford Motor showcased dashboard innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show. The topic was so prominent, in fact, tha...

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Media Mention

'Sexting,' Cyberbullying and Other Digital Dangers

John Hockenberry, Celeste Headlee, Jen Poyant, PRI and WNYC's The Takeaway

Dec 10, 2009

Senior Research Specialist Amanda Lenhart and Bryan Taylor, Unit Chief for Crimes Against Persons in the Canyon County Prosecutors Office, talked about online dangers faced by...

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Media Mention

Cyberbullying: Fight Fire With Fire

Sara Stroud, THE Journal

Oct 1, 2009

School districts are turning the tables against cyberbullies, using technology to flush out and crack down on online harassment.

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MORE THAN 43 PERCENT of teenagers have been the victims of cyberbullying, according to research from the Nati...

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Presentation

The New Online Demographics: What the Numbers Mean for Providers, Advertisers and Safety

Sep 10, 2009Amanda Lenhart

Representatives from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, the Pew Internet & American Life Project and the U.S. Internet Industry Association (USIIA) will discuss the new communities coming online in record numbers in the United State...

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Presentation

Cyberbullying: What the research is telling us…

May 13, 2009Amanda Lenhart

This talk surveys the current research on cyberbullying and online harassment, pulling in Pew Internet data as well as the work of the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire, Internet Solutions for Kids and other a...

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Presentation

Teens and Mobile Phones

Apr 22, 2009Amanda Lenhart

The Family Online Safety Institute convened the Wireless Online Safety Conference to examine issues around youth, mobile phones and safety. Amanda Lenhart sets the scene with this presentation, sharing 5 years of Pew Internet data on teens and cell p...

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Commentary

Youth online safety resource now available

Nov 17, 2008Amanda Lenhart

The Internet Safety Task Force, has spent the last year looking at online safety, including pre-existing research, research gaps and available solutions. As a part of the process, Andrew Schrock and danah boyd created an ...

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Commentary

Internet Safety Town Hall

Jul 3, 2008Amanda Lenhart

On June 30th, Amanda participated in an Internet Safety Town Hall for educators

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