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Chris McKenna is a guy with never-ending energy when it comes to fighting for the safety and protection of children. He is the founder of Protect Young Eyes, a leading digital safety organization. Chris practices his internet safety tips on his four amazing children and is regularly featured on news, radio, podcasts, and most recently on Capitol Hill for his research. His 2019 US Senate Judiciary Committee testimony was the catalyst for draft legislation that could radically change online child protection laws. With expertise in social media usage, parental controls, and pornography use in young people, Chris is highly sought after as a speaker at schools and churches. Other loves include running, spreadsheets, and candy. From 2016-2023, Chris was part of the Covenant Eyes team, creating educational resources to help individuals and families overcome porn.

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5 Tech Questions to Ask Every School Principal

For anyone with school-aged children, it’s back to school time! Many school buildings have spent the summer cleaning, upgrading, and in some cases, incorporating new technologies into their classrooms. As a father of four children…

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A Partnership for Purity with Prestonwood Church

On the weekend of August 20 and 21, Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas initiated its Partnership for Purity with Covenant Eyes. The mission of this multi-year partnership is to help Prestonwood’s families be proactive…

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Elizabeth Smart and the Hell of Pornography

Maybe you’ve seen the video by now. On August 19, 2016, Fight the New Drug released an exclusive interview with Elizabeth Smart, now 28, with new details about the horrors of her 2002 kidnapping. On…

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True Story: How Michael Overcame Porn

Our stories matter. Each of us has a compelling story to tell. When we share, we can’t always anticipate how our story will impact the people around us, but sometimes the impact is significant. Jesus made…

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How to Set Up Parental Controls on Netflix

In this video, we are going to walk you through setting up parental controls on Netflix. Your web browser does not support iframes, which means that the video Introduction to Parental Controls on Netflix cannot…

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10.5 Tricks to Make a New Habit Stick

We’re a little over halfway done with the year, which means that by now, over 80% of you who made a New Year’s resolution have long abandoned the road to [fill in the blank]. Wouldn’t it…

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How to Set Up Parental Controls on Xbox One

Video game systems have come a long way since I was a kid. Now they are basically computers with full access to the world-wide web, which is why parents need to understand how they work.…

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The Dark Side of the Brain

Every Christmas, Andrea and I have the same discussion about where to place the Star Wars ornaments on the Christmas tree. I have a decent-sized collection, and early in our marriage, I even had a…

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How to Use Parental Controls on Apple’s iOS

All three of Apple’s portable devices (the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch) use the same operating system called iOS. So, the steps we’re about to discuss will apply to all three devices, and every iOS…