Be sure to subscribe to receive notifications when we post new videos! For more information on keeping your child's apps and devices safe: https://protectyoungeyes.com/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! You'll receive the latest digital news each week: https://protectyoungeyes.ck.page/a3b91f820e Here's a summary of Tech News & Trends for March 27, 2024: 🔵 Gen. Alpha is "illiterate, feral, and doomed" according to a LA Times article. Teachers are struggling to manage junior high students who can't read. Pandemic, parents, and iPads might be to blame. 🔵 Disney+ updated their logo, which isn't all that important, but we're using the news to remind parents that Disney+ does have R-rated and mature content. It's parental controls are good, so here's our step-by-step guide: https://bit.ly/3TURVis 🔵 Parents are one of the main distractions during the school day with their constant stream of text messages. This prevents deep learning and is detrimental to teen focus. 🔵 The TikTok ban bill is still waiting for movement in the Senate. The bill's wording is broad enough that mega-popular apps like CapCut, Temu, WeChat, Shein, and Lemon8. Here's our CapCut review: https://bit.ly/498rfis 🔵 Author and professor Jon Haidt has brilliantly encapsulated the pain being felt by young people, parents, doctors, advocates, and educators in his book, The Anxious Generation, which released on March 26. Visit: https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/ for a wealth of resources. 🔵 FL Gov. DeSantis approved the nation's strictest social media bill to date, prohibiting accounts under age 14, and requiring parental consent for ages 14-15. The law added an age verification requirement for pornographic websites, joining over 15 other states. Remember #delayistheway! Most of the best things for childhood are almost always analog.