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PODCAST: Our Top Posts from the Past Three Weeks

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In the new iteration of the Family Tech Update Podcast, we’ll be sharing the audio from our most recent top posts. In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing Call of Duty Black Ops 4, shopping in social media, Facebook’s new touchscreen smart speaker, and new research about screens and the cognitive health of our children.

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Music by Keven Maccloud at Incompetech.com

PODCAST: What is eSports and will it be in the Olympics?

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Family Tech Update: What is IGTV? Facebook Messenger Kids wants to teach your kids kindness. What was up with the rocket launch in FORTNITE? Will eSports ever be in the Olympics?

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Music by Kevin MacLeod at http://Incompetech.com

July 13, 2018

PODCAST: Does Your Kid Even Need a Phone?

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Family Tech Update:

Snapchat’s new message delete feature, new video games going to mobile for free, and John Wilkerson joins me to discuss getting your kids started with screen time and when (or if) thet need their own phone.

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Accountable2You.com (Promo Code: BecauseFamily)

Dumb Phones for Your Kids

John Wilkerson

The Wired Homeschool

Project Movie Time

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June 20, 2018

PODCAST: Will My Family Get an Amazon Echo Dot for Kids?

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Family Tech Update: YouTube has taken down over 8 million videos, is it enough? Snapchat has games on their camera, and Amazon wants to listen to your kids.

Screen-Free Week Hashtag: #BFScreenFree

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Music by Kevin MacLeod at http://Incompetech.com

April 27, 2018

PODCAST: Should I Delete My Facebook Account?

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Family Tech Update: PUBG is on mobile – YouTube content policies have driven gun videos to PornHub – why your Facebook data isn’t safe, even if you delete your account…

CNet Article: https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-cambridge-analytica-data-mining-and-trump-what-you-need-to-know/

Blog Posts Mentioned:

Facebook Data: https://safe.becausefamily.org/tutorial-how-to-download-all-of-your-photos-videos-and-messages-from-facebook-at-once/

Video Games and Boys: https://becausefamily.org/podcast-is-my-son-addicted-to-video-games/

Battle Royale Games: https://safe.becausefamily.org/podcast-three-apps-your-kids-should-uninstall/

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March 27, 2018

PODCAST: Social Media isn’t For the Users Anymore

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Family Tech Update: Entertainment Software Rating Board will Warn Parents of In-Game Purchases in Video Games – Movie Pass Reveals that They Collect Much More of Your Data than You Thought – Netflix Testing “Patches” to Reward Kids’ Binge-Watching – and Social Media isn’t For Users Anymore!

Show Notes:

Facebook’s algorithm change
Instagram never going back to chronological
Pay for reach…
For Parents
there’s a system behind social media
marketers are paid to manipulate the system
Companies make decisions based on marketing opportunities
Social Media isn’t made for the user anymore
No social media until 17…

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March 13, 2018

Family Tech Update: “The Time Well Spent Movement” {podcast]

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There’s a movement to take back our time and curb our tech addictions. What does it mean for families and how can we take charge of tech addictions? Plus: Snaps can be embedded on any site, and coding is king, but not on a screen!

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February 13, 2018

PODCAST: Will Android FamilyLink Ever be Backward Compatible?

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CES2018 info: Android FamilyLink is awesome but has one MAJOR FLAW. In this podcast for parents and families, we talk about Chromebook parental controls, Facebook, Instagram, and Raising Digital Natives.

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Articles Mentioned:

Google Has Taken Away Chromebook’s Native Parental Control Solution

Android FamilyLink is A Great Parental Control Solution, Albeit with One Major Flaw.

CES2018: Experts Say Parents Should Play WITH Their Kids More

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Music by Kevin MacLeod at http://Incompetech.com

January 19, 2018

PODCAST: The Myth of Online Anonymity

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PODCAST: Michael talks about how to use blacklists and whitelists on your web filters, the polling app craze, and how the myth of anonymity is hurting our kids.

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