Instagram | 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 Instagram | 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 How to limit weight loss ads (or other types of advertising topics) on Instagram https://coolmomtech.com/2022/08/how-to-limit-weight-loss-ads-or-other-types-of-advertising-topics-on-instagram/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/08/how-to-limit-weight-loss-ads-or-other-types-of-advertising-topics-on-instagram/#respond Thu, 11 Aug 2022 17:54:05 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47146 I’m not sure about you, but I’m getting bombarded with ads on Instagram, whether it’s in the feed or in the middle of my stories. Argh! Most of the stuff I don’t really mind (well, maybe my wallet does), but there are things, like weight loss ads, that I do have an issue with. Thankfully, […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/08/how-to-limit-weight-loss-ads-or-other-types-of-advertising-topics-on-instagram/feed/ 0 Will Meta’s new parental controls keep teens safer on Instagram and Quest? We have thoughts. https://coolmomtech.com/2022/07/meta-new-parental-controls-instagram-quest/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/07/meta-new-parental-controls-instagram-quest/#respond Tue, 05 Jul 2022 10:00:58 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47027 Recently, Meta announced it would be launching new parental safety controls for teens in the form of tools and resources for both the Instagram social media app and their Meta Quest VR gaming headsets. The goal is to help parents better manage what our teens are seeing when they are using either Instagram or Quest. To which I […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/07/meta-new-parental-controls-instagram-quest/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 to hide your Instagram Story from users. Psst: If you can do it, your kids can do it too. https://coolmomtech.com/2020/02/how-to-hide-your-instagram-story-from-users/ https://coolmomtech.com/2020/02/how-to-hide-your-instagram-story-from-users/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2020 19:35:38 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=41051 A few months ago, we shared how to set up the Close Friends feature on Instagram, just in case you’ve got your kids (and their friends) following you and wanted to share something that they couldn’t see. Of course, whenever you do that, then you can pretty much assume your kids are doing it too, […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2020/02/how-to-hide-your-instagram-story-from-users/feed/ 0 Instagram trick: How to find all those cool Instagram Story filters everyone else seems to have. https://coolmomtech.com/2020/01/how-to-find-save-new-instagram-story-filters/ https://coolmomtech.com/2020/01/how-to-find-save-new-instagram-story-filters/#comments Tue, 14 Jan 2020 16:56:21 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=41009 We used to say “photos or it didn’t happen,” but it feels like 2020 is all about  “filters or it isn’t Instagram.” You may have noticed folks you follow using wacky filters — or oddly flattering filters that bathe them in a beautifully hazy rose gold glow. If you you want to give them try, […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2020/01/how-to-find-save-new-instagram-story-filters/feed/ 2 The top 10 Cool Mom Tech posts of 2019 https://coolmomtech.com/2019/12/the-top-10-cool-mom-tech-posts-of-2019/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/12/the-top-10-cool-mom-tech-posts-of-2019/#respond Tue, 31 Dec 2019 11:00:25 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=40987 We’re going into our 10th year of Cool Mom Tech and our 2nd year of our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook group that’s almost at 4500 members! We know, we can’t believe it either. Every year, we share our 10 most visited posts on Cool Mom Tech. From tech tips and tricks to apps parents […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/12/the-top-10-cool-mom-tech-posts-of-2019/feed/ 0 Instagram launches Restrict to help combat bullying. Here’s how it works. https://coolmomtech.com/2019/10/instagram-restrict-bullying/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/10/instagram-restrict-bullying/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:24:15 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=40724 With someone who’s got two teens on Instagram, I was pleased to hear that they recently added Restrict, an anti-bullying feature that, as Instagram describes, “allows users to quietly protect their account while still keeping an eye on their bully.” It reminds me a little bit of the “Hide” features on Facebook, which you may […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/10/instagram-restrict-bullying/feed/ 0 Instagram Stories trick: Turn your Live Photos into Boomerangs! https://coolmomtech.com/2019/09/instagram-stories-trick-turn-your-live-photos-into-boomerangs/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/09/instagram-stories-trick-turn-your-live-photos-into-boomerangs/#comments Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:50:20 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=40675 I often like adding Boomerangs to an Instagram Story to help change things up from still photos. But then, I either have to go shoot a Boomerang in Instagram (and figure out what to shoot) or open the Boomerang app itself. Not one of life’s greatest problems, but still Turns out, there’s a super easy […]

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