Online Grooming, Sextortion, Radicalization, and Exploitation - When The Emotion Of Love Becomes The Weapon www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/online-...

making your workforce use AI: one employee for the price of two

UNIVERSITY. I'm aghast when K-12 schools are accused of housing "porn" (read: book mentions gay stuff). These are adults. And this is the US, which could draft people of this age into (usually illegal) warfare, but considers them too delicate for human sexuality.

I'm so excited about all the great things on our schedule! I'm leading a variety of our virtual and in-person options. Register before you head out for the summer so you have something off your list when you get back in the fall!

We are so thankful to the parent who allowed us to share their story. "Trust, Betrayal, and Child Exploitation, A True Story Of A Hidden Predator Within the Family Circle" www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/trust-b...

@umanitobasci.bsky.social Science Rendezvous @KelvinHighSchool1 students #NorthSTAR program taught visitors about #Polarbear life in #Churchill. #science #education #winnipeg #STEAM #engineering www.winnipegfreepress.com/flipbook/sci...

📅 New Month, New Focus! June is dedicated to the behind‑the‑scenes efforts that keep ed tech strong. We’re spotlighting the maintenance, updates, and improvements that quietly prepare systems for a successful year ahead. 🔗 Don’t miss a post: connect with us everywhere we are! #MERLIN_MB

The Great Digital Misdirection: What Parents & Caregivers May Not Be Seeing in the Debate About Youth and Technology. www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/the-gre...

We presented a Keynote at the 2026 Ontario Police College Human Trafficking Conference in London Ontario. Over 117 LEO's and Provincial Crown Counsel in the audience.

But whyyyyy don't more survivors speak up? /s

Because this town voted against Flock, a pro-Flock councilmember crashed out and proposed “a total ban on all cellular and GPS-capable devices for all operations within city limits. If we are to be truly ‘private,’ we must leave our smartphones at the city line.”

AI, Exploitation, and the New Digital Pipeline: What Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals Need to Understand www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/ai-expl...

I absolutely believe AI is eroding the capacity to think and that the professor's claims are likely correct. But if you assign a take-home exam meant to be closed-book, cheating will always follow, same as it ever was. This feels like a sting operation.

Is Your Child P.R.E.P.A.R.E.D. For Their First Cellphone thewhitehatter.ca/post/is-your... #digitalliteracy #onlineparenting #cellphones #onlinesafety #pavetheway

I left academia before it went anywhere, but started a project looking at awareness of genocide via residential schools post-Kamloops. Most people hadn't known much, but a few SHOOK me. They grew up nearby & said "we always knew more kids went in than came out." So many children died. Look for them.

Full steam ahead: how ‘navy curry’ conquered hearts in Japan

#forcedinevitability #AI #justsayno Great post from @jenzoratti.bsky.social @winnipegfreepress.com what is inevitable about AI? We have been sold a story that very few are #challenging? Have we lost the ability to #think /construct good arguments? www.winnipegfreepress.com/briefings/ac...

@winnipegfreepress.com we have built AI in our own image. The God complex, absolute power over other humans poisons our social streams of consciousness, innovation and leadership. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. #AI #God #media #MLK #justice #action tinyurl.com/2yfyw5k9

🤔 "How do you help teens figure out what is likely to be a conspiracy theory?" 👀 That's the question of the month from a parent featured in Scroll Smarter, our newsletter for families. In the May issue, we explain why conspiracy theories attract teens + much more ⤵️

1/ News literacy teaches students how to think about news & information, not what to think. It is also inherently nonpartisan. ⤵️ Read about the five #NewsLiteracy learning standards that guide our work & why the field has never been more important in today's complex information environment.

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Alignment with fascism is the very essence of weakness and resignation to oppression on the sole promise (often false) that hey, at least you'll get to oppress some other group even harder. Hatred and blame of others are easy. "Strong and free" is hard, self-searching work. Fascists could never.

Some Friday Thoughts

An error rate of 5 per short story is bad enough if they're only spelling and peripheral details, but these include quoting people as saying shit they did not say, and appear bound to systematically misrepresent Indigenous communities. I hate it significantly.

Why Our Approach To Digital Literacy and Internet Safety Education Looks Different www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/why-our... #digitalliteracy #onlineparenting #onlinesafety #pavetheway

State Department Issues Travel Warning For Women Vacationing With Husbands

Survivors of alleged sexual abuse by former owner of Harrods want enablers to face justice

"The conversation about AI literacy has leapt straight to prompt engineering and responsible use without asking whether the person at the keyboard has the critical literacy to evaluate what the machine produces."

"If generative AI is shaped by power, politics and principle, then education cannot treat it as neutral infrastructure. It is not simply a tool that reflects human bias. It is a technology aligned to particular visions of the future."

There are days I get a kick out of the spin from the American-owned media in Canada. As the Canadian Conservative party burns its own house down, the NP says UK tories are desperate for help from Poilievre. I bet Labour would pay his air fare over.

One election does not make a democracy. It's a down payment. "What Europe does in response will determine if Magyar can succeed" www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Don’t Age Gate Youth In Canada, Instead Regulate and Legislate Big Tech Design thewhitehatter.ca/post/don-t-a... #Canada #socialmedialegislation #onlineparenting #digitalliteracy

International A-level and International GCSE provider OxfordAQA has announced changes to its exam series that will affect schools around the world

Vance repeatedly praises Orbán on Ukraine as he acknowledges his 'unprecedented' Budapest visit. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Good Tech Use Doesn’t Happen by Accident: What We Anecdotally Learned From Six Teens Who Are Thriving Online thewhitehatter.ca/post/good-te... #digitalliteracy #onlineparenting #onlinesafety #pavetheway

If those changes aren't "have librarians," those being the trained professionals who curate and help kids navigate collections, I'm going to have to question Marlaina's motivation. Just kidding, I have zero questions about that government's motivation!

@winnipegfreepress.com Manitoba needs a new health & media literacy curriculum that delivers the essential learning for both students and teachers to understand safeguarding our children @manitobagov.bsky.social #health #medialiteracy winnipeg-can.newsmemory.com?publink=08a9...

‘Every child wants to find joy’: the scheme designing playground equipment for disaster zones

Sexual Exploitation, Gangs, Drug/ Money Muling, or Ideological Radicalization Recruitment: It’s Not About Awareness, It’s About Vulnerability www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/sexual-...

#AILiteracyDay Media Lit-AI Lit = Critical Thinking, in our current tech saturated world. Build global competences. #medialiteracy #AILiteracy @winnipegfreepress.com /education @newslit.org @mediasmarts.bsky.social @socialmedialab.ca @medialiteracynow.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DWYsBDB...

The democratization of winning hearts and minds. Saddam did not attempt anything like this 20+ years ago. Thanks, AI.

How AI Is Changing Digital Peer Aggression (Cyberbullying) for Today’s Youth and Teens www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/how-ai-...

@hcrichardson.bsky.social @medialiteracynow.bsky.social #medialiteracy White House: “We’re here just grinding away on banger memes, dude. There’s an entertainment factor to what we do…. No one has attempted to communicate with the American public this way before.” www.facebook.com/share/1DGSPa...

The Online Hustle Targeting Teen Boys: When Masculinity Becomes a Product www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/the-onl...

Phonics Is Crucial. But How Much Is Too Much?: An influential researcher in the science of reading movement is warns schools may be "overteaching" the skill.

@humanrights.ca Upstander Showcase May 21, 2026 Educators: all Upstander projects deserve to be seen. All submissions - whether showcased live or not - can be included in the Upstander Press, hosted @ Free Press Media Literacy & Learning. Upstander Press www.winnipegfreepress.com/flipbook/ups...

Help, My Teen Daughter Is Watching Pornography! www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/help-my...

For Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, Nature spoke to scientists from around the world about how their work has been shaped by playing Pokémon games, watching animated TV series and films and trading cards in school playgrounds. 🧪

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday released additional Jeffrey Epstein files involving uncorroborated accusations made by a woman against President Donald Trump that the department said had been mistakenly withheld during an earlier review.