Lynette Owens
Lynette Owens is the Founder and Global Director of Trend Micro’s Internet Safety for Kids and Families program. With 20+ years in the tech industry, Lynette speaks and blogs regularly on how to help kids become great digital citizens. She works with communities and 1:1 school districts across the U.S. and around the world to support digital literacy and citizenship education. She is a board member of the National Association of Media Literacy Education and serves on the advisory boards of INHOPE and U.S. Safer Internet Day, and on the national advisor council of Media Literacy Now. Follow her on Twitter @lynettetowens
Schwarzenegger vs. the Video Game Industry
On April 26, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to take on the case of Schwarzenegger vs. the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA). The outcome of this hearing has great bearing ...
Phoebe Prince-Tragic Case of (Cyber)bullying
Bullying is not a new phenomenon, but the Internet gives bullies the ability to continually humiliate their victim and amplify their actions beyond a school’s borders.
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The “What’s Your Story?” Campaign
Today marks the launch of “What’s Your Story?”, a campaign designed to help educate kids, parents, and teachers about staying safe online. We are inviting anyone over the age ...
YouTube’s Attempt at Parental Controls
Earlier this month YouTube made available a new feature that is intended to help users block others from viewing videos that might be inappropriate for them. It doesn’t remove a ...