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As mentioned, these new safety features aren’t perfect. They also don’t replace the importance of good parental oversight, rules, and engagement. #Roblox #Gaming #DigitalLiteracy
November 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Why Online Radicalization Deserves Every Parent’s Attention: The Rise Of The Neo-Nazi Recruiter www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/why-onl... #digitalliteracy #onlineparenting #radicalization #onlinesafety
Why Online Radicalization Deserves Every Parent’s Attention: The Rise Of The Neo-Nazi Recruiter
Online radicalization has shifted from fringe pamphlets to real-time recruitment in the same digital spaces where young people socialize. Extremist groups now use livestreams, chat apps, and gaming pl...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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LIVE Today we’re chatting about: 🕹️ Netflix Party Games 📞 Android Call Recording 💬 ChatGPT Group Chats 🔍 LinkedIn AI Search
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November 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Why We Think Project Based Learning in Secondary Schools Is A practical Way To Overcome Today’s AI Concerns Around Learning and Assessment thewhitehatter.ca/post/why-we-... #digitalliteracy #schools #teachers #artificialintelligence
Why We Think Project Based Learning in Secondary Schools Is A practical Way To Overcome Today’s AI Concerns Around Learning and Assessment
AI is changing how students learn, but it doesn’t have to replace real thinking. Project based learning gives schools a way forward by focusing on creativity, collaboration, and problem solving rather...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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We Do Not Recommend AI Toys This Christmas, and Here’s Why www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/we-do-n... #digitalliteracy #onlineparenting #christmas2025 #aitoys
We Do Not Recommend AI Toys This Christmas, and Here’s Why
AI toys are being marketed as this year’s must-have Christmas gift, but many parents don’t realize the risks behind the glowing screens. From age-inappropriate answers to hidden data collection and de...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Why Honest Conversations About Healthy Human Sexuality, Consent, and Online Risk Matter Now More Than Ever! thewhitehatter.ca/post/protect... #digitalliteracy #onlinesafety #onlineparenting
Protection Is a Byproduct of Education:Why Honest Conversations About Healthy Human Sexuality, Consent, and Online Risk Matter Now More Than Ever!
A high school invited us in with a bit of hesitation, unsure how students and parents would react to a frank conversation about sexting, sextortion, consent, and the law. Ninety minutes later the gym ...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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AI and the Evolution of Human Hacking & Online Predation: thewhitehatter.ca/post/ai-and-... #digitalliteracy #OnlineSafety #onlineparenting #artificialintelligence
AI and the Evolution of Human Hacking & Online Predation:
AI has taken “human hacking” to a new level. What once relied on clumsy phishing emails is now powered by tools that mimic voices, writing styles, and even faces with eerie precision. This article bre...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Toy Story 5’s Villain is a Tablet, The Irony! www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/toy-sto... #digitalliteracy #onlineparenting #onlinesafety #righttechrighttime
Toy Story 5’s Villain is a Tablet, The Irony!
Toy Story 5 introduces a new villain, a talking tablet named LilyPad, and some adults are cheering. The film leans into a familiar fear that technology is stealing childhood, but history shows these p...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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2025 Family Tech Gift Safety Guide - Join us LIVE on YouTube Tuesday, November 25th @ 6pm PST | 9pm EST
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Holiday 2025 Family Tech Gift Safety Guide
Thinking of gifting a new smartphone, computer, game console, or smart TV this holiday season? At The White Hatter, we’ll share our recommendations, thoughts, and insights on how to prepare for new te...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Why Teens Are Turning to AI for Mental Health Support thewhitehatter.ca/post/why-tee... #DigitalLiteracy #onlinesafety #mentalhealth
Why Teens Are Turning to AI for Mental Health Support
A recent Nov 2025 study published in JAMA revealed a growing trend every parent  and caregiver should pay attention to, that being teens and young adults are increasingly turning to artificial intelli...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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How a Compassionate, Scaffolded, Evidence-Based Approach Better Serves All Youth and Teens When It Comes To Technology thewhitehatter.ca/post/how-a-c... #DigitalLiteracy #onlinesafety #onlineparenting #pavetheway
How a Compassionate, Scaffolded, Evidence-Based Approach Better Serves All Youth and Teens When It Comes To Technology
Calls to delay youth access to smartphones and social media until 14 or 16 often sound protective, but evidence shows they can backfire. Safety doesn’t come from age-based bans, it comes from guided e...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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I recently spoke with CBC's Manjula Selvarajah about the deeply problematic #BillS209 "Verified age-gating on the internet" www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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We Can’t Depend on App Store Ratings to Be Accurate www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/we-can-... #digitaliteracy #onlineparenting #onlinesafety
We Can’t Depend on App Store Ratings to Be Accurate
Parents often trust app store age ratings when deciding what their kids can download, but that trust may be misplaced. Research by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection found that many ratings fail...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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False Equivalency Causes Moral Panic When It Comes To Youth & Technology : Two Case Studies www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/false-e... #digitalliteracy #onlinesafety #moralpanic #onlineparenting
False Equivalency Causes Moral Panic When It Comes To Youth & Technology : Two Case Studies
Two recent online claims sparked this article: one equating smartphone use with heroin addiction, another citing a non-existent “University of Vermont dopamine study.” Both fuel moral panic through fa...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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For those who have not read this article you need to joanganzcooneycenter.org/2025/11/06/w...
We're Not The Anxious Generation
In his best-selling book, The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt argues that smartphones have “rewired” childhood and broken a generation. He calls Gen-Z the least flourishing generation in modern hi...
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November 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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When World Leaders and Influencers Use Unverified “Zombie” Statistics: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers thewhitehatter.ca/post/when-wo... #digitalliteracy #onlineparenting #factsnotfear #juvenoia
When World Leaders and Influencers Use Unverified “Zombie” Statistics: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers
When a nation’s leader claims “60% of 11–19-year-old boys didn’t see a single friend in their free time” because of phones, it sounds alarming, but no credible study supports it. This unverified stati...
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November 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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The Emotional, Intellectual, and Spiritual Attachment of AI — A Lesson From Policing, It’s All About Rapport and Building Trust! thewhitehatter.ca/post/the-emo... #DigitalLiteracy #onlineparenting #artificialintellgence #companionshipapps
The Emotional, Intellectual, and Spiritual Attachment of AI — A Lesson From Policing, It’s All About Rapport and Building Trust!
Drawing on Darren’s 30 years in policing and training in Neuro Linguistic Programming, this article explores how AI companionship apps use the same rapport-building methods once used by skilled interr...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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🚨 Tonight’s the night! 🚨
Join us live for our virtual presentation on what every parent, caregiver, and educator needs to know about Artificial Intelligence, and how youth are already migrating toward this powerful new medium. www.crowdcast.io/c/raising-ai...
Raising AI-Ready Youth: Safety, Privacy, Ethics, and Success Plans
Register now for Raising AI-Ready Youth: Safety, Privacy, Ethics, and Success Plans on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on November 6, 2025, 06:00 PM PST.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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When Eye Rolls Become a Validation: Why That’s the Wrong Measure of Success in Digital Literacy & Internet Safety Education www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/when-ey... #digitalliteracy #OnlineSafety #onlineparenting
When Eye Rolls Become a Validation: Why That’s the Wrong Measure of Success in Digital Literacy & Internet Safety Education
Some presenters claim success when parents say their kids rolled their eyes after a safety talk, but that’s not connection, it’s disconnection. Eye rolls don’t mean learning happened; they show frustr...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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For our Canadian readers - Deepfake Nudes and the Law: What Parents, Caregivers, and Adults Should Know About a New Ontario Court Ruling www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/deepfak...
Deepfake Nudes and the Law: What Parents, Caregivers, and Adults Should Know About a New Ontario Court Ruling
A recent Ontario case, R. v. Kapoor (2025 ONCJ 542), ruled that sharing a fake nude of a spouse is morally wrong but not a crime under current law. The judge found deepfake nudes fall outside Canada’s...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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When AI Meets the Holidays: The Scams Parents Should Watch for This Christmas Season www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/when-ai... #digitalliteracy #onlinefraud #Christmas2025 #OnlineSafety
When AI Meets the Holidays: The Scams Parents Should Watch for This Christmas Season
This holiday season, artificial intelligence is reshaping shopping—for both good and bad. While AI helps families find thoughtful gifts faster and easier, scammers are using the same technology to clo...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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No Law or App Can Replace a Parent: The Real Key to Keeping Kids Safe Online thewhitehatter.ca/post/no-law-... #digitalliteracy #onlinesafety #onlineparenting
No Law or App Can Replace a Parent: The Real Key to Keeping Kids Safe Online
While laws and tech safeguards matter, they can’t replace the role of parents and caregivers in keeping kids safe online. Legislation shapes digital environments, but real protection comes from guidan...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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This week on the Live Show, we're talking about AI, Gmail "hack" and more ads everywhere. Catch the live chat on YouTube, Tuesdays, at 4PST or 7EST youtube.com/live/z_D4fui...
November 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Just a Reminder that this week Thursday Nov 6th, we are hosting our live virtual presentation for parents, caregivers, and educators on the topic of AI www.crowdcast.io/c/raising-ai...
November 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Why Social Media Legislation in Canada Isn’t as Simple as It Sounds, & Why Parents & Caregivers Can’t Afford to Wait! www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/why-soc... #digitalliteracy #onlinesafety #onlineparenting
Why Social Media Legislation in Canada Isn’t as Simple as It Sounds, & Why Parents & Caregivers Can’t Afford to Wait!
In Canada, passing strong child-protection laws for social media isn’t as straightforward as it seems. The CUSMA trade agreement prevents the government from forcing U.S. tech companies to reveal or m...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM