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Western civilization has a collective memory of what it means to be a citizen, stretching back to ancient Greece. But we are still learning what it means to be a citizen of the digital world.
Stephen Balkam | Posted 05.28.2009 | Media
We're going to have to get used to a Truman Show-type existence where we will both star and direct our own as-it-happens video show.
Stephen Balkam | Posted 04.24.2009 | Style
Sexting -- teens sending sexually explicit photos of themselves via cell phones -- has become the latest in a line of highly charged issues involving kids and the internet.
Stephen Balkam | Posted 11.17.2008 | Living
Kids are now producing the kind of content we once shielded them from. There are cases pending in court where the kids are being charged with production of child pornography.
Stephen Balkam | Posted 11.10.2008 | Living
The Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act is a sign that Congress is beginning to get it right when it comes to protecting kids online while not stepping over legitimate free expression rights.
Stephen Balkam | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media
The online safety community, which has been around since the mid-1990s, has reached a critical point of maturation -- some would say an awkward adolescent stage -- where the stakes are higher.
Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
The brainchild of Stephen Balkam, the Family Online Safety Institute was created with the goal of finding "innovative solutions for family online safe...
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Stephen Balkam | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media