RE: https://mastodon.social/@CStamp/116291864429662661

My personal advice - use a password manager, and make every password and username different. Make sure your master password is at least 25 characters long (a short sentence/statement is often easy to remember and long enough. Throw a number in there for fun).

Never let the browser save your passwords, history, cookies, or otherwise. #internetsafety #privacy

Meta ordered to pay $375 million in New Mexico trial over child exploitation, user safety claims

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/meta-new-mexico-trial-jury-ruling-march-24-2026/

The Guardian | Amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material found online surged in 2025 by Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Internet Watch Foundation verified 8,029 pieces of realistic AI-made content, with 65% of videos in worst category

The amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material found online rose by 14% last year, with the majority of videos showing the most extreme type of content, according to a safety watchdog.

The Internet Watch Foundation said it identified 8,029 AI-made images and videos of realistic child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2025. It added that there had been a more than 260-fold increase in videos.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/24/ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-videos-images-online-surged-2025-internet-watch-foundation

#internetsafety #ai-generated #childsexualabuse #csam

Top 5 News This Week: Roblox, the Peso, Pearl Harbor, and Spanish colonization

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/video/top-5-news-this-week/march-21-2026/

@trudesintas shared the video below.

@mrskarengraves, Black Royalty, added:

I would have loved her as my child’s teacher. This should be a standard approach to explaining Internet safety to kids. 👏🏾🙌🏾

#blackwomen #92percent #internetsafety #strangerdanger #blackmastodon