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(ThyBlackMan.com)Once your child starts using a smartphone and the Internet, it is just a matter of time when they become addicted to social networking sites. Many parents struggle to keep their teenagers protected from the threats of social sites. From talking to strangers online to getting influenced by peer pressure, there are several negative aspects of using social networking sites including Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram etc. Apart from low self-esteem, social media also becomes a reason of digital addictions. Teenagers see numerous gaming advertisements popping up on their newsfeed and are vulnerable to become addicted to video games.

1. Social Media Obsession and Parental Control Apps

How can parents protect kids from digital addiction?

As a parent, you can only address your childs problems if you are aware of the difficulties they are facing. Staying updated about your childs online activities is only possible by using parental controls. A parental control app protects your child digitally, helps you monitor their activities and sends alerts to parents in case of any emergency. One such app is FamilyTime which is compatible with both Android and iOS devices. Using FamilyTime parental control app, parents can control their kids obsession with social media by:

These are not the only benefits of the app. With the help of the FamilyTime app, parents can monitor web-browsing history, bookmarks and frequently visited URLS along with the date and time stamps on their childs device. It also enables parents to track location history and current whereabouts about their teenagers.

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2. Tips to Protect Kids from Negative Influence of Social Media

Here are a few useful tips for parents:

Give special attention to social media: Never underestimate what social media can do to your child. Befriend and follow your childs profile on all the sites so that you can keep an eye on the posts your child shares or the type of people your teen interacts with.

Remind them social media is not real: Many teenagers get negatively influenced after seeing achievements of their peers on social sites. Make your child realize that people do not post about their difficulties and often portray themselves as the happiest person while using these sites.

Keep Your Child Busy: Children invest an unnecessary amount of time on social media. Encourage your child to take part in different noncurricular activities so that they dont have enough time to spend excessively on social networking sites.

Staff Writer; Peter Moore

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Use Parental Control App To Protect Kids From Social Media Addiction. - ThyBlackMan

Launching a campaign to help parents managetheir childrens internet use, she said it was essential that parents understood the importance of balancing their child's time online, just as they would balance their diet.

"Many children are using social media and the internet like sweets or junk food. Parents wouldnt let their kids eat a double cheeseburger and fries every day, so they shouldn't let them spend time online in an unhealthy way," she said.

"They have a responsibility as the providers of the smart phones, computers and iPads their children use, to step in now and make sure their childrens online lives are healthy.

"We do think there is a role here for parents to step up, to stop waiting for others to come up with the solution, be that government or [social media] companies.

Her comments comeafter a report was published showing that kids in all age groups were spending even-longer periods of time online than before. According to media regulator Ofcom the internet has become the most popular media pastime for children in the last year, overtaking television.

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Parents need to stop kids bingeing on social media 'like junk food', children's commissioner says - Telegraph.co.uk

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August 6, 2017, 1:50 PM EDT

Venezuelas ruling socialist party said that an attack by mercenaries early on Sunday at a military base in the central city of Valencia had been defeated and several people detained.

At dawn, terrorists entered the Paramacay base in Valencia to attack our national armed forces. There are several terrorists detained, Diosdado Cabello, a long-time government official and lawmaker whos currently one of the highest ranking socialist party members, said on his Twitter account. Theres absolute calm in the other military bases.

Photographer: by Carlos Becerra/Anadol

While Bloomberg couldnt independently confirm the incident, videos circulated on social media taken from nearby apartment buildings that showed armored cars driving near the entrance of the base as smoke lifted in the distance, with sounds of possible gunshots. A separate video showed a group of soldiers led by a captain identified as Juan Carlos Caguaripano, declaring themselves in rebellion.

The incident comes just days after President Nicolas Maduro installed his constituent assembly charged with rewriting the constitution in the nation with the worlds biggest oil reserves. The vote to elect the assembly, which took place a week ago, was boycotted by the opposition and marred by accusations of fraud. The assembly on Saturday removed the chief prosecutor Luisa Ortega Diaz, a critic of Maduros regime, and vowed to rule for a maximum of two years.

Analysts questioned details of Sundays incident as it resembled another attack on the government from dissident army personnel in June. Rocio San Miguel, who studies the military in Venezuela, said in posts to her Twitter account that Caguaripano had escaped to Colombia several years ago. She also questioned why Cabello -- one of Maduros closest allies -- rather than the Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino would have been the one to provide details of the incident.

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The military subsequently issued a statement saying that several people involved in the alleged attack had been detained and others were being sought after stealing weapons. The statement, citing Padrino, said that those arrested included a first lieutenant who had deserted. The alleged attackers confessed they were contracted by far-right opposition activists working with foreign governments, the military said.

The military remains monolithically united in its unconditional support for Maduro, according to its statement. Army commanderJesus Suarez Chourio, speaking on state television, said one attacker was killed and another seriously injured.

The military plays a prominent role in Venezuela. Former President Hugo Chavez, who himself led a coup attempt in 1992, created what he called a civilian-military union to defend his socialist revolution and to carry out tasks such as food distribution. Padrino has repeatedly said the military supports Maduro.

In late June, the government denounced what it termed an attack by rogue police officials who flew a helicopter over Caracas, allegedly dropping grenades and firing guns from the air. The officers, who left the helicopter abandoned outside the capital, werent captured even though the main pilot showed up weeks later at an opposition rally.

Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg

Meanwhile, opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez returned to house arrest late on Saturday, his wife Lilian Tintori said on her Twitter account. Venezuelan police detained Lopez and another Maduro opponent, Antonio Ledezma, at gunpoint earlier in the week in the aftermath of the contentious vote for the new constituent assembly.

With assistance by Fabiola Zerpa, Walter Brandimarte, and Jose Orozco

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Venezuela Claims to Control 'Attack' at Military Base - Bloomberg

The new Data Protection Bill will see extra powers given to the information watchdog and allow them to issue fines of up to 17 million

SOCIAL media firms like Facebook and Instagram will be forced to delete information on children and adults when asked or face fines under new laws.

The Governments new Data Protection Bill is aimed at giving people a greater right to be forgotten online.

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And it will make it simpler for people to control how companies use their personal details, with extra powers for the information watchdog to issue fines of up to 17 million.

The new powers will mean people can ask social media platforms to delete information they posted in their childhood.

The bill will also require people to give explicit consent for their information to be collected online, rather than firms relying on pre-selected tick boxes.

The legislation will bring the European Unions General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into domestic law.

The Information Commissioners Office will be given significantly tougher powers, with the maximum fine it can levy being increased from 0.5m to 17 million, or 4% of a firms global turnover.

The bill, which was announced in the Queens Speech, will be introduced in Parliament when MPs and peers return from the summer break in September.

Digital Minister Matt Hancock said: Our measures are designed to support businesses in their use of data, and give consumers the confidence that their data is protected and those who misuse it will be held to account.

The new Data Protection Bill will give us one of the most robust, yet dynamic, set of data laws in the world.

It will give people more control over their data, require more consent for its use, and prepare Britain for Brexit.

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We have some of the best data science in the world and this new law will help it to thrive.

Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham added: We are pleased the Government recognises the importance of data protection, its central role in increasing trust and confidence in the digital economy and the benefits the enhanced protections will bring to the public.

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Social media firms like Facebook will be forced to delete information or face fines under new laws - The Sun

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Dessie Ward and Jack McCarron in for Monaghan for Dermot Malone and Darren Freeman.

Referee for this one is Corks Conor Lane.

Heres the teams named to start for this game. Dublin have brought Jonny Cooper back into their side after he missed the Leinster final success against Kildare through injury.

Monaghan unchanged from last Saturdays All-Ireland qualifier win over Down.

Late changes are par for the course these days, well let you know if there are any alterations from Jim Gavin or Malachy ORourke.

1. Stephen Cluxton (Parnells)

2. Philly McMahon (Ballymun Kickhams) 3. Cian OSullivan (Kilmacud Crokes) 4. Michael Fitzsimons (Cuala)

5. Jonny Cooper (Na Fianna) 6. John Small(Ballymun Kickhams) 7.Eric Lowndes (St Peregrines)

8. Brian Fenton (Raheny) 9. James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams)

10. Ciarn Kilkenny (Castleknock) 11. Con OCallaghan (Cuala) 12. Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf)

13. Paul Mannion (Kilmacud Crokes) 14. Paddy Andrews (St Brigids) 15. Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams)

1. Rory Beggan (Scotstown)

2. Fintan Kelly (Clones) 3. Drew Wylie (Ballybay) 4. Ryan Wylie (Ballybay)

5. Colin Walshe (Doohamlet captain) 6. Kieran Duffy (Latton) 7. Karl OConnell (Tyholland)

8. Kieran Hughes(Scotstown) 9. Darren Hughes(Scotstown)

10. Gavin Doogan (Magheracloone) 11. Dermot Malone (Castleblayney) 12. Shane Carey(Scotstown)

13. Ryan McAnespie (Emyvale) 14. Darren Freeman (St Brigids, Dublin) 15. Conor Mc Manus (Clontibret)

Afternoon all, were building up to todays second All-Ireland football quarter-final with Dublin facing Monaghan in Croke Park.

Throw-in there is 6pm with the first game currently ongoing and Tyrone are in control against Armagh.

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LIVE: Dublin v Monaghan, All-Ireland senior football quarter-final - The42