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Online Scams and Young people: What Parents Need to Know 

While scams are not a new phenomenon, their level of sophistication has increased significantly in recent years. Advances in AI […]

Explained: What is Meta AI in WhatsApp?

WhatsApp users may have noticed a glowing circle in the bottom right corner of the app — this is Meta’s […]

Explained: What is DeepSeek?

What is DeepSeek? DeepSeek, a Chinese AI chatbot, has gained attention as a rival to established chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. […]

Explained: Online Algorithms

Algorithms play a big role in shaping what we see, do, and experience online. They decide which posts, videos, and […]

Digital Media Literacy Terms

In today’s digital world, understanding the language of the internet is essential for navigating it safely and confidently. This glossary […]

Digital Media Literacy: Tips for Parents 

Children and teens are constantly engaging with digital content—from videos and social media posts to news articles and online ads. […]

Developing Healthy Digital Habits

In today’s connected world, technology offers incredible opportunities for learning, connecting, and exploring. However, navigating the online space also requires […]

Tips for Safe Smart Device

Children and young people all over Ireland will unwrap smart devices this Christmas season, opening exciting new opportunities for learning, […]

Explained: What is the Online Safety Code?

What is the Online Safety Code? Coimisiún na Meán’s Online Safety Code sets out new binding rules that oblige video-sharing […]

Explained: What is ChatGPT?

What is ChatGPT? OpenAI’s ChatGPT is a powerful artificial intelligence chatbot that can answer questions, hold text based conversations, and […]

Explained: What is Snapchat’s My AI?

Snapchat’s My AI is described by Snapchat as an experimental, friendly, chatbot currently available to Snapchatters. Initially available to Snapchat+ […]

Explained: What is BeReal?

BeReal is a popular photo-sharing app that lets users share one photo per day to show their followers what they […]

#TalkListenLearn Online Safety Webinar for Parents with Dr. Colman Noctor

Dr. Colman Noctor (Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytical Psychotherapist;) discusses the opportunities and risks for teens online, offers practical advice to […]

#TalkListenLearn – Starting the Conversation

The internet is an integral part of our lives, providing fantastic opportunities to learn, create and connect, but the online […]

#TalkListenLearn – Orufe and Delapo

The internet is an integral part of our lives, providing fantastic opportunities to learn, create and connect, but the online […]

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