Apr 30, 2026
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News As regular readers know, I’ve been working in the online safety field for decades. For much of that time, it was common for young people to push back when adults criticized their use of social media, arguing...
Apr 23, 2026
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I’m pretty sure that nearly every adult and teen and many young children who use AI services like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Alexa+ or Meta AI know they’re interacting with a machine rather than a human....
Apr 2, 2026
By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News. On March 24, 2026, a jury awarded the State of New Mexico $375 million in its case against Meta over allegations that the company misled users and failed to adequately protect children from harm. The next...
Mar 28, 2026
Warren Blumenfeld:First published in 1971 2026 Introduction by Larry Magid In 1971, about one year out of college I was director of the Center for Educational Reform, a project of the US National Student Association. I was about one year out of college. One day I got...
Mar 26, 2026
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News As an experiment, I entered a friend’s name and city of residence into Google and, within seconds, got to a page with his street address. A few seconds later I also found his phone number. I then went to one...
