Protecting Children

From The Dangers Of The Digital World

Keep Kids Safe Online

Use this “Screen Time Safety and Cyber Kindness Contract” to establish boundaries and expectations around your child's use of digital technology.

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Smartphones in the Classroom

New PTC Whitepaper Reveals What States are Doing to Confront Digital Distractions in the Classroom

The PTC’s new report gives a comprehensive look at current state efforts that have been made to ban or limit cellphone use in schools.

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A TikTok-ing Time Bomb

How Hollywood is Marketing Adult Content to Kids

Hollywood is doing an end-run around parents by marketing sexually explicit teen-targeted, yet TV-MA-rated, content directly to children and teens on TikTok and Instagram.

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Say "NO!" To Disney

Decades ago, who would have guessed that Walt Disney’s “Magic Kingdom” would have turned into this!

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Study: Families Need Not Subscribe

PTC's latest research shows that most of the original content on streaming platforms is rated for mature audiences, leaving families in the lurch. There’s at least 268% more adult-only entertainment on streaming platforms than there is content that’s suitable for families.

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From the Blog

Will 2024 Trends Give Us a Better or Worse 2025?

Written by PTC | Published January 2, 2025

Last year had its share of ups and downs, with some positive trends that are of benefit to families – like teens who are tired of seeing sex on TV, and the elimination of cellphones in schools. But 2025 leaves plenty of room to advance positive solutions to protect kids online and to continue to advocate for Hollywood to cease marketing harmful content to our children.

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Teens (and their parents) are tired of seeing sex on television

Written by Kelly Oliver | Published October 30, 2024

“Researchers found that 63.5% of adolescents said they preferred that big and small screen stories focus on friendships, while 62.4% said sexual content isn’t needed as a plot device. Those are big jumps from the previous year when 51.5% of those surveyed said they wanted more content about people in platonic relationships, and 47.5% said that they didn’t seek out shows or movies where sex was a major plot point.”

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