Larry Magid

I’m glad these attorneys general did their job by pressuring Meta to change its practices, and I’m pleased that Meta responded with meaningful changes.

Larry Magid: Make social media safer without losing its benefits

As AI becomes more capable, the challenge isn’t keeping up with the technology. It’s making sure we don’t lose the human skills that technology can never truly replace.

The goal isn’t to eliminate every harmful post or hateful idea. It’s to raise a generation that is less likely to be manipulated by them.

Many of the same precautions I’ve recommended over the decades remain just as relevant in the age of AI as they were when people were using newsgroups, websites, and later, social media.

Almost everyone has a smart phone, but chances are it has more useful features than you know about. That’s not your fault. Today’s smartphones can do an enormous number of things, so even tech experts, me included, probably don’t know about…

The family phone, which was omnipresent in homes when I was young, has largely disappeared from American homes.

The focus should be on sensible legislation that requires companies to make their products safer and more age-appropriate

You don’t need to spend $1,000 or more to get a capable laptop

It’s too early to know for sure, but my sense is that we’re going to see a flood of companies enter the smart-glasses market