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Family digital safety · September 9, 2026
Financial sextortion reports topped 50,000 in 2025. Here's how the scam works, the warning signs, and what to do if it happens to your family.
Read article →Policy & Safety · September 8, 2026
Bell-to-bell phone bans now cover most U.S. students, but the laws only reach the school day. Here is what still falls on parents once the final bell rings.
Read article →Android Safety · September 7, 2026
A VPN app is the most common way kids get around Android web filters and app blocks. Here is how to spot one and close the gap.
Read article →Platform Safety · September 6, 2026
YouTube's AI age verification guesses who is under 18 from watch and search habits, then applies teen defaults automatically. Here is what it covers and what it leaves for parents to handle themselves.
Read article →Location & Safety · September 4, 2026
Snapchat's Family Center can request a teen's Snap Map location, but the teen decides whether to grant it. Here is what that consent gate actually covers, and what does not depend on it.
Read article →Parental Controls · September 3, 2026
Texas's new app store age verification law checks age at the download screen. It does not touch screen time, location, or messages already on the phone.
Read article →Platform Safety · September 2, 2026
Roblox's facial age check screens who can use chat, but it does not limit screen time or watch any other app on the phone. Here is what it covers, what it misses, and what to add.
Read article →Comparisons · September 1, 2026
Family Link is free and built into every Android phone, but its feature list stops well short of what a teen's first weeks back at school actually need. Here is exactly where it ends and what Contigga adds.
Read article →Device Setup · August 31, 2026
A used Android phone still carries the last owner's accounts, apps, and settings. Here is what to check before your child takes it to school.
Read article →Android Safety · August 30, 2026
Android 17's new parental controls add screen time limits and a School Time mode, but they can't see inside your kid's DMs. Here's what's still missing.
Read article →Online Safety · August 29, 2026
AI companion chatbots are showing up on kids' phones faster than most parents notice. Here is what the research says, and how to catch it early.
Read article →Digital Safety · August 28, 2026
A calculator icon on your child's phone might be a real calculator, or it might be a vault app hiding photos and messages behind a working number pad.
Read article →App Safety · August 27, 2026
Not every app deserves the same rule. Here is a decision framework for which apps to block outright, which to time-limit, and how to do it on Android without a fight.
Read article →Location & Safety · August 26, 2026
A geofence alert tells you the moment your child's phone leaves school or arrives home, without you checking a map. Here is how to set one up on Android and what happens after it fires.
Read article →Cyberbullying & Safety · August 25, 2026
Your child's school just banned phones in class, but that policy stops working at the dismissal bell. Here is what still gets through, and how to close the gap for the hours a phone ban never touches.
Read article →Screen Time · August 24, 2026
A step-by-step way to set school-night screen time limits on Android, plus where built-in tools run out of road for busy families.
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