The Official Net Nanny Blog

Can pornography get any worse? Yes, it can. I recently attend a www.PornHarms.com conference discussing sexual exploitation and anti-pornography issues.  The “Coalition to End Sexual...

By CEO of ContentWatch- makers of Net Nanny

While few people actively seek out and produce child pornography, it has become a 3 billion dollar industry. Child pornography cases have increased by 80 percent since 1990. Sending and receiving...

By Nathan Gruenewald

“What do you mean it was just pornography?” Jessica yelled at her husband Steve. They had been fighting for the past six months. After catching him viewing pornography for the third time in the...

By Dr. Kevin Skinner

Instagram – Thought it was just an app to add filters and edit photos on the go? Oh no, it is much more than that!With the rise of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, it has also sparked...

By Emily Hartung

The data is in. Kids enjoy social media. The studies confirm it. In fact, 89% of teens ages 13 to 17, according to Pew Research, reported using at least one social media site and . 71% reported use of more than one site. These numbers are not necessarily alarming. Did you know that Jjust about every social media site allows users to sign up when they reach 13 years of age?. Their friends are on the websites, talking about media they saw on the websites, sharing their experiences and stories on the websites. The “happening” stuff is happening online, and kids want to be a part of the hub...

By Tyler Percival

Despite it’s growing popularity, Twitch and it’s user-generated content is not always the safest platform for kids. Live streaming is naturally unpredictable, which is part of the appeal for many viewers, but this makes it difficult for parents to monitor what their children are watching.

By Trey Patterson

Small children typically view pornography accidentally at home by clicking a link or mistyping a Google search. Most parents would be shocked on how pornography is just 2 clicks away on some of the...

By Kristin MacLaughlin

Tumblr has earned a sordid reputation – and for good reason. On many sites, inappropriate content is only two clicks away, and in Tumblr’s case, it can be stumbled upon innocently within a...

By Jennifer Leonard

We’ve all seen “those” parents—the ones that stroll with their children, talking on their smart phone rather than with their little one—and the parents who answer a call or text in the...

By Charlene Underhill Miller, PhD