When Social Media Day launched in 2010, the response was overwhelmingly positive. Mashable, the digital media site behind the idea, helped coordinate 724 events in 93 countries to mark the occasion. Local governments joined in too - the City Council [...]
The Netflix drama Adolescence reflects a dangerous online reality Many people have been introduced to the language of the manosphere through Netflix's new show Adolescence, where Detective Inspector Luke Bascombe’s son, Adam, explains the meaning behind certain emojis and slang [...]
Stephen Graham's applauded mini-series Adolescence, which premiered on Netflix on March 13, has quickly become the platform's most-watched show in the United Kingdom and 70 other countries. The series' emotional closing monologue—a father's confession, "I'm sorry, son, I could've done [...]
Photo by Carla Gomez Monroy Growing up as a teenager in Nigeria, the digital world felt completely out of reach for me. I never had any interactions with a personal internet connected device until the late age of seventeen, when [...]
Power of Zero developed the Superpowers program in the Philippines to teach young children the social, emotional and digital literacy they need for growing up in the digital age. Why we chose the Philippines for our program launch The Philippines [...]
Schools across the US are bracing themselves for an increase in student bullying and violence following another hard fought and at times brutal US presidential campaign. Rise in threats against politicians The 2024 U.S. presidential election saw a significant increase [...]
As phones take over teen lives, teachers in the USA and the UK are sounding the alarm: nearly 3 in 4 say these devices are causing major disruptions in the classrooms. Simultaneously, in the UK, a new push to [...]
In 2014, a chain of kindness was started at a Starbucks drive-thru in St. Petersburg, Florida. It began when a customer, when paying for her iced coffee, decided to pay for the drink of the person in the car behind [...]
Singapore is on course to become Asia’s digital tiger. But at what cost to its children? In this article, we speak to our partners at Touch Community Services about the online lives of Singaporean children and what they are doing [...]
Kathy Grey is a California native and Lead Trainer at Power of Zero. She is interviewed here by Tim Langford. When asked what motivated her to join Power of Zero, Kathy Grey recalls her childhood. “I was bullied as [...]
When Sajid received an unexpected call from his daughter's school it prompted a frantic dash across town. Upon arrival, he was led into a small office where his daughter sat, waiting for him. The school's safeguarding team gently revealed the [...]
Generative AI, the latest phase of the digital revolution, is shaping all our lives. Is it a force for good or does it bring a hidden threat to our children? While AI holds the promise of boundless creativity and learning, [...]
This is the fourth year since UNESCO announced the International Day against Violence and Bullying at school, and it’s a good time to check whether we have been able to make schools in India any better for children. ‘Any better?’ [...]
I grew up online, part of the first generation to have access to the internet from the beginning of my life. We lived in a small Turkish suburb on the outskirts of Istanbul. Due to the socially distant nature of [...]
Each day 200,000 children go online for the first time. The Internet has become an unstoppable presence in children’s lives, transforming the way that they learn, interact and access entertainment and games. But is it good for their health and [...]
It’s the end of the holiday season and many parents and grandparents gave the children in their lives what they had been asking for - their own phone or tablet. Among teenagers, smartphones are the number one most popular gift [...]
