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Covenant Eyes Given National Award for ‘Restoring Marriages, Christian Families’
Accountability Software ‘Revolutionary’ in Fighting Pornography Online Many watchdog groups are sounding…
Accountability Software ‘Revolutionary’ in Fighting Pornography Online Many watchdog groups are sounding the porn alarm in the 21st Century—and for good reason. In the digital age, more counselors are seeing firsthand the damaging impact of…
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Internet Cookies: A Recipe for Disaster?
Recently, Facebook has been under fire because of a “bug” in their…
Recently, Facebook has been under fire because of a “bug” in their system. According to PCWorld the bug violated Facebook users’ privacy, and Congress even asked the Federal Trade Commission to step in and investigate.…
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@ Your Own Risk: Managing Your Online Reputation in a Social Media-Saturated World
If you felt a twinge of regret about something you just posted…
If you felt a twinge of regret about something you just posted online, well, you are in good company. With more than 800 million active users of Facebook, of which about half log in on…
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How Facebook Got Hacked and 6 Steps to Protect Your Account
With images of porn and gore flooding onto millions of unsuspecting Facebook…
With images of porn and gore flooding onto millions of unsuspecting Facebook users pages early this week, many users of the world’s largest online social network were left irritated and wary of future hacks. The…
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Join the Fight Against Pornography
Does hardcore pornography deserve First Amendment protection? Or are there legal grounds…
Does hardcore pornography deserve First Amendment protection? Or are there legal grounds to restrict pornography in our society? More than 50 years ago, Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, widely known for his liberal defense of…
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Facebook Facelift: A guide to understanding the changes to your profile
If you have been using Facebook for any length of time, you’re…
If you have been using Facebook for any length of time, you’re aware that they change their layout and privacy settings frequently. With the introduction of Google+ as a competitor in July, Facebook has been…
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Not Just Child’s Play: Massive Multiplayer Online Games, Addiction, and Predation (Part 3)
“During my addiction, I hated, truly hated, going out with family during…
“During my addiction, I hated, truly hated, going out with family during my ‘World of Warcraft (WoW) time.’ I never organized anything with my friends, I sulked about having to work during the weekends, I…
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Porn U: Protecting Purity at College
A Guide for Christian Parents and School Administrators When it comes to…
A Guide for Christian Parents and School Administrators When it comes to porn at college, we’ve come a long ways since the days of Animal House. Thirty years ago, frat boys had to settle for…
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Anime: The Other Side of Starry-Eyed
Anime and manga, even the ones for children, aren’t simple minded (Izawa,…
Anime and manga, even the ones for children, aren’t simple minded (Izawa, 1998). As a busy parent, you may not have thought twice about the Pokemon toy in your child’s latest Happy Meal. But Pokemon…
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Not Just Child’s Play: Online Interactions in Console and Single-Player Games (Part 2)
“Online interactions not rated by the ESRB.” Perhaps you’ve seen this notice…
“Online interactions not rated by the ESRB.” Perhaps you’ve seen this notice on video games, but have you ever stopped to ponder what it actually means? After all, a game is a game, isn’t it?…