Facebook | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com Cool Mom Tech is the intersection of tech and style, of parenting, practicality and fabulosity, brought to you by the same team behind Cool Mom Picks. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:14:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://coolmomtech.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/cropped-cmt-512-1-32x32.png Facebook | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com 32 32 The widespread teenage boy sextortion scam: What to do if your child is a victim https://coolmomtech.com/2023/10/teen-boy-sextortion-scam-what-to-do/ https://coolmomtech.com/2023/10/teen-boy-sextortion-scam-what-to-do/#respond Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:34:50 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47796 This week’s Washington Post article about the teenage boy sextortion scam by Chris Moody is all I’ve been thinking about. In part because I know a kid who was targeted in this way, and it was a terrible situation. But to learn that this is a problem that’s so widespread that thousands of teen boys […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2023/10/teen-boy-sextortion-scam-what-to-do/feed/ 0 Do you qualify for a payout from the $725 million Facebook class action settlement? https://coolmomtech.com/2023/04/do-you-qualify-payout-725-million-facebook-class-action-settlement/ https://coolmomtech.com/2023/04/do-you-qualify-payout-725-million-facebook-class-action-settlement/#respond Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:57:06 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47676 Wow, I sound like a TV law firm ad saying, “you may qualify for a payout from the multi-million dollar Facebook settlement!” But honestly, that’s the fact. I’ve popped my name into a couple of class action settlements recently — generally around data breaches — and it’s always a nice treat to get that $20 […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2023/04/do-you-qualify-payout-725-million-facebook-class-action-settlement/feed/ 0 Tackle these 10 simple tech to-dos to start the year safer, cleaner, and more organized https://coolmomtech.com/2022/01/tech-to-dos-safety-organization/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/01/tech-to-dos-safety-organization/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:45:51 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=31853 For so many of us, the new year is about fresh starts. That’s why around here, so many of us use January as time to cross off what we can from all of those never-ending tech to-do lists. These are the kinds of tech to-dos we often put off, not necessarily because they take up […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/01/tech-to-dos-safety-organization/feed/ 2 What my teen daughter had to say about THAT article about Instagram and body image https://coolmomtech.com/2021/09/instagram-body-image-teen-girl-article/ https://coolmomtech.com/2021/09/instagram-body-image-teen-girl-article/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2021 18:14:50 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=45644 We’re all talking about “that” Wall Street Journal article about Instagram: Facebook Knows It’s Toxic for Teen Girls. You’re probably talking about it. Or your kids are. I know it’s all we’ve been seeing in our social feeds this week around here, and easily 15 people forwarded it to me in the first 24 hours. (And […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2021/09/instagram-body-image-teen-girl-article/feed/ 3 How can I prevent a Facebook hack? Reader Q&A https://coolmomtech.com/2021/05/how-to-prevent-facebook-hack/ https://coolmomtech.com/2021/05/how-to-prevent-facebook-hack/#comments Mon, 24 May 2021 15:47:20 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=43377 This week in our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook group, we were asked how to prevent a Facebook hack, and specifically, if were any security measures to take that might help.  And yes, yes there are! Here, a few really simple tips to help prevent a Facebook hack. They can save you so much hassle […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2021/05/how-to-prevent-facebook-hack/feed/ 1 The top 10 most popular Cool Mom Tech posts of 2020 https://coolmomtech.com/2020/12/top-10-cool-mom-tech-posts-of-2020/ https://coolmomtech.com/2020/12/top-10-cool-mom-tech-posts-of-2020/#respond Mon, 28 Dec 2020 11:00:34 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=42722 Every year, we share our top 10 most popular posts on Cool Mom Tech. From the best podcasts for kids to customizing your iPhone 14 home screen, here are the posts we wrote this year that resonated the most with our readers in 2020. Also check out: The top 10 Cool Mom Eats posts of […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2020/12/top-10-cool-mom-tech-posts-of-2020/feed/ 0 Here’s how to make that Facebook Avatar that looks nothing like you. https://coolmomtech.com/2020/05/how-to-make-that-facebook-avatar/ https://coolmomtech.com/2020/05/how-to-make-that-facebook-avatar/#respond Mon, 18 May 2020 15:02:01 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=41444 If you’re like me, then your Facebook feed has been filled with everyone’s new Facebook avatar. It’s also been filled with people saying how they look nothing like them. And I have to be honest, I totally agree. So of course, I had to give it a try myself. But it’s not as easy to […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2020/05/how-to-make-that-facebook-avatar/feed/ 0 How to practice safe socializing using tech during the Coronavirus outbreak https://coolmomtech.com/2020/03/how-to-practice-safe-socializing-using-tech-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/ https://coolmomtech.com/2020/03/how-to-practice-safe-socializing-using-tech-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:57:42 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=41293 It’s ironic that I chose the word “connect” as my 2020 word, just to find myself practicing “social distancing” three months into the year. Suddenly, instead of looking forward to coffee shop meetups, long chummy walks, and dinners with friends, my calendar is wide open and looking rather lonely. Thankfully we live in an age […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2020/03/how-to-practice-safe-socializing-using-tech-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/feed/ 1 Here’s how Facebook is stalking you. And what you can do about it. https://coolmomtech.com/2020/01/heres-how-facebook-is-stalking-you-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/ https://coolmomtech.com/2020/01/heres-how-facebook-is-stalking-you-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/#comments Tue, 28 Jan 2020 19:25:50 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=41044 If you’re like me, you’ve had a few instances where you know you didn’t search for a particular product or service on your phone or your computer, but suddenly you’re getting ads for it in your Facebook feed. Is Facebook listening into your conversations? Well, sort of. In a recent Washington Post article, tech columnist […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2020/01/heres-how-facebook-is-stalking-you-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/feed/ 1 This Facebook design flaw allowed kids to chat with unauthorized users on Messenger Kids. https://coolmomtech.com/2019/07/facebook-design-flaw-messenger-kids/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/07/facebook-design-flaw-messenger-kids/#respond Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:59:18 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=40200 Since Messenger Kids launched back in 2017, we were pretty skeptical about the messaging app that purported to offer kids a safer way to chat with friends, all without having to actually be a Facebook user. Not surprisingly, the Messenger Kids app was highly criticized, particularly by some privacy groups claiming that it violates COPPA […]

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