Protect Kids Online

By Wisconsin Department of Justice

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Episodes: 168

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The Protect Kids Online (PKO) Podcast is brought to you by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. This podcast is designed for parents, grandparents, guardians, or caregivers of children. Get information about the trends and updates on the latest apps, websites, and online activity of children 17 yrs and younger. Topics include: activities of the Wisconsin ICAC Task Force; App of the Week; tips & methods for combating online child exploitation and sextortion; Internet safety laws; cyberbullying; healthy online habits; protecting your child from strangers online; safe sharing tips; and responses to listener questions! Stay informed, and keep your children safe.

Episode Date
PKO 169: Targeted Advertisements
Mar 26, 2024
PKO 168: Safer Internet Day 2024
Feb 27, 2024
PKO 167: Online Gaming & Palworld!
Jan 30, 2024
PKO 166: Dialogue on Discord!
Dec 26, 2023
PKO 165: Preparing for the Holidays!
Nov 28, 2023
PKO 164: ICAC School & Why It Matters!
Oct 31, 2023
PKO 163: Back to School!
Sep 26, 2023
PKO 162: Speak Up Speak Out Wisconsin!
Aug 29, 2023
PKO 161: Exploring Artificial Intelligence
Jul 25, 2023
PKO 160: Streaming in the Summer!
Jun 27, 2023
PKO 159: Becoming a Safety Wizz
May 30, 2023
PKO 158: YouTube Safety Considerations!
Apr 25, 2023
PKO 157: Internet Safety Discussions & Thorn
Mar 28, 2023
PKO 156: Take It Down!
Feb 28, 2023
PKO 155: Safer Internet Day 2023
Jan 31, 2023
PKO 154: New Device Setup & Privacy Settings!
Dec 27, 2022
PKO 153: National Missing Children's Day
Nov 29, 2022
PKO 152: Dana's Farewell
Oct 25, 2022
PKO 151: Oversharing in a Digital Age!
Sep 27, 2022
PKO 150: Snapchat Parental Controls
Aug 30, 2022
PKO 149: Watch Parties! Virtual Connections to Stream Videos, Movies, and Shows a Rerun
Jul 26, 2022
PKO 148: Internet Safety Month!
Jun 28, 2022
PKO 147: Wisconsin ICAC's Victim Services
May 24, 2022
PKO 146: BeReal - Capturing the Moment
Apr 26, 2022
PKO 145: Dating Apps and Teens!
Mar 22, 2022
PKO 144: Safer Internet Day & Sextortion
Feb 15, 2022
PKO 143: WashingTECH and Safer Internet Day!
Jan 18, 2022
PKO 142: Meet the ICAC Program Team!
Dec 21, 2021
PKO 141: Playbyte, TikTok for Games?
Nov 23, 2021
PKO 140: Toddlers and Technology
Oct 26, 2021
PKO 139: YikYak is Back
Sep 28, 2021
PKO 138: PKO Podcast Updates and Matt's Farewell
Jul 20, 2021
PKO 137: Social Media Challenges
Jul 06, 2021
PKO 136: YouTube Kids - Seeking Safer Options
Jun 22, 2021
PKO 135: A Return to Discord & Twitch
Jun 08, 2021
PKO 134: Roblox on the Rise
May 25, 2021
PKO 133: A Return to YOLO - "You Only Live Once" - Know What Your Friends Think!
May 11, 2021
PKO 132: PKO Chat with Turkish National Police Department of Cyber Crime
Apr 27, 2021
PKO 131: Five Nights at Freddy's: How Scary is Too Scary?
Apr 13, 2021
PKO 130: Virtual Burnout - What to Consider?
Mar 30, 2021
PKO 129: Let's Revisit Omegle - Watch Those Warnings!
Mar 16, 2021
PKO 128: Into The Cloud: Season 2! And Other New FREE NCMEC Resources
Mar 02, 2021
PKO 127: Common Sense Media - "Sensical" Streaming for Kids!
Feb 16, 2021
PKO 126: 2020 Review & 2021 Announcements
Feb 02, 2021
PKO 125: I Agree! Terms & Conditions, Device Settings, & More
Jan 19, 2021
PKO 124: Is Making New Friends as Easy as... WINKing?
Jan 05, 2021
PKO 123: Special Episode! Interview with Social World Podcast
Dec 22, 2020
PKO 122: There is an Imposter... Among Us!
Dec 08, 2020
PKO 121: Catfishing, Sadfishing... Go Fish Elsewhere!
Nov 24, 2020
PKO 120: Dealing With School Year Stress
Nov 10, 2020
PKO 119: Online Abuse & Violence - Let's Work to Make Online Connections Healthier and Happier!
Oct 27, 2020
PKO 118: Watch Parties! Virtual Connections to Stream Videos, Movies, and Shows
Oct 13, 2020
PKO 117: Virtual Learning & Connection Considerations
Sep 29, 2020
PKO 116: Online Gaming - Let's Connect!
Sep 15, 2020
PKO 115: (P)interest Boards? Wellness is an Interest We Can All Support!
Sep 01, 2020
PKO 114: Sextortion: More prevalent than what we know? Best of Series 5 of 5
Aug 18, 2020
PKO 113: What Teens Want Parents to Know. Best of Series 4 of 5
Aug 04, 2020
PKO 112: Minecraft: Building our Knowledge! Best of Series 3 of 5
Jul 21, 2020
PKO 111: Discord & Twitch! Best of Series 2 of 5
Jul 07, 2020
PKO 110: Multiple Accounts? Best of Series 1 of 5
Jun 23, 2020
PKO 109: Hello Stop. Let's Talk About the Telegram App Stop.
Jun 09, 2020
PKO 108: Online Activity Resources... Featuring Our Old Friend, Carl!
May 26, 2020
PKO 107: Hoop, YOLO, Yubo... using Snapchat to Meet New People!
May 12, 2020
PKO 106: Digitally Distracted? Practices Healthy Habits Instead!
Apr 28, 2020
PKO 105: Is Plagiarism a Digital Citizenship Risk too?
Apr 14, 2020
PKO 104: Learning & Working Remotely? Let Garfield Help!
Mar 31, 2020
PKO 103: Trending Apps & Games: What's the Most Popular?
Mar 17, 2020
PKO 102: Minecraft: "The World is Yours for the Making"
Mar 03, 2020
PKO 101: Fairwell to Friends: Carl is leaving PKO
Feb 18, 2020
PKO 100!! Safer Internet Day: 100th Episode, Featuring Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul
Feb 11, 2020
PKO 99: New Child Expoloitation Detection Software? Sign Us Up!
Feb 04, 2020
PKO 98: I? US? Mewe! A Facebook-Like Social Network
Jan 21, 2020
PKO 97: Discord & Twitch: Got a Gamer in the House?
Jan 07, 2020
PKO 96: Tech Time, Screen Limits, & Holiday Cookies?
Dec 24, 2019
PKO 95: Be Internet Awesome! Check out Google Safety Resources
Dec 10, 2019
PKO 94: Introducing....Instagram Threads! Connecting Quickly and Directly
Nov 26, 2019
PKO 93: Sextortion - Hitting Close to Home
Nov 12, 2019
PKO 92: Up up and away..INTO THE CLOUD! New K-3 Safety Resources
Oct 29, 2019
PKO 91: Hop in with us as we look into Rabbit!
Oct 15, 2019
PKO 90: Keeping Kids Safe Online Month! Check Out the Updated Resources
Oct 01, 2019
PKO 89: Multiple Accounts? It's a VERY Common Thing....
Sep 17, 2019
PKO 88: Back to School - Tech Considerations & Tools!
Sep 04, 2019
PKO 87: Traveling with Kids? Check out these Tech Tips!
Aug 20, 2019
PKO 86: What Teens Want Parents to Know
Aug 06, 2019
PKO 85: Back to Basics - Be Broad With Tech Safety
Jul 23, 2019
PKO 84 YOLO: You Only Live Once, Know What Your Friends Think!
Jul 09, 2019
PKO 83: BitLife: Life Simulator
Jun 25, 2019
PKO 82: WHO's Online? New Screen Time Limit Recommendations Released!
Jun 11, 2019
PKO 81: (Part 2 of 2) Teens and $$$
May 28, 2019
PKO 80: (Part 1 of 2) Online Safety Includes Online Banking Safety - Let's Talk Teens and $$!
May 14, 2019
PKO 79: 90% of Teens are Online Gaming – This One’s for Everyone!
Apr 30, 2019
PKO 78: Online Gaming Continued – A Cashless Culture?
Apr 16, 2019
PKO 77: YouTube - Accounts, Channels, and Safety Information
Apr 02, 2019
PKO 76: Have you read it or have you Reddit?
Mar 19, 2019
PKO 75: Exploring an Online Chat Site. Yikes!
Mar 05, 2019
PKO 74: Facebook Safety Portal? Tell Me More!
Feb 19, 2019
PKO 73: iPhone or Android? No Matter...We've Got a Resource for That!
Feb 05, 2019
PKO 72: Don't Neglect Your Pets! Wait--is this Tech Safety Info?
Jan 22, 2019
PKO 71: Announcing INTERACT: A New Free Online Safety Program - for Parents and Children Together
Jan 08, 2019
PKO 70: Happy Holidays! Let's Tik Tok Around the Clock Tonight!
Dec 25, 2018
PKO 69: Wait...Pinterest?
Dec 11, 2018
PKO 68: Sextortion - Yep, it's a thing.
Nov 27, 2018
PKO 67: Take a Trip Down Tech-Memory Lane With Us!
Nov 13, 2018
PKO 66: How Well do we Really Multi-Task with Screens?
Oct 30, 2018
PKO 65: What are the Risky Apps? Well, that's a Tricky Question...
Oct 17, 2018
PKO 64: It's Internet Safety month!
Oct 02, 2018
PKO 63: Artificial Intelligence: Same Safety Information Applies
Sep 18, 2018
PKO 62: Instagram Re-Up!
Sep 04, 2018
PKO 61: Age Appropriate Apps - Why Age Requirement Matters
Aug 21, 2018
PKO 60: Be Safe Online, All the Time - Even While Traveling!
Aug 07, 2018
PKO 59: Great Educational Apps for Teens
Jul 24, 2018
PKO 58: Talking Online Safety - Tips for Parents, By Parents!
Jul 10, 2018
PKO 57: Human Trafficking - Red Flags and Resources
Jun 26, 2018
PKO 56: Reading a Reported Enticement Chat
Jun 12, 2018
PKO 55: Lipsi Anonymous Messaging - There's Something On Your Shoe!
May 29, 2018
PKO 54: Social Media Challenges - Ridiculous Teen Trends
May 15, 2018
PKO 53: Anti-Chat: Back by popular demand...Anonymous Live Chat Demo!
May 01, 2018
PKO 52: Reminder of Free Online Resources from WI Dept of Public Instruction
Apr 17, 2018
PKO 51: Marco! Polo!! Check out this Video Walkie-Talkie App
Apr 03, 2018
PKO 50: When is My Child Ready for an Email Address?
Mar 20, 2018
PKO 49: Really? Pinterest?! The Impact of Internet Crimes on Students
Mar 06, 2018
PKO 48 - Lock It Down! Setting Restrictions on an iPad
Feb 20, 2018
PKO 47: Internet Browsers - There are Options?
Feb 06, 2018
PKO 46: Augmented Reality - Yes, You Do Need to Know What It Is and Does.
Jan 23, 2018
PKO 45: Have an Informal Coffee Cloche with Carl and Dana
Jan 09, 2018
PKO 44: Let's Chat with Common Sense!
Dec 26, 2017
PKO 43: Old Apps, New Tricks - Do You Know Where Your Kids are Live Streaming?
Dec 12, 2017
PKO 42: Thankfully...Apps to Help Limit Screen Time!
Nov 28, 2017
PKO 41: GroupMe - The Best Way to Chat With Everyone You Know!
Nov 13, 2017
PKO 40: BOO! To You From our Crew! Hear About Some Positive Apps, and Have a Safe Halloween!
Oct 31, 2017
PKO 39: Let's Talk Student Wellness & Prevention - What Can We Do?
Oct 17, 2017
PKO 38: Keeping Kids Safe Online..Discussion Continued!!
Oct 10, 2017
PKO 37: Happy Keeping Kids Safe Online Month! Introducing New Resources From DPI/DOJ
Oct 03, 2017
PKO 36: Featuring Alicia Kozakiewicz: Safety Advocate, aaaaand...Namesake of Wisconsin's Alicia's Law!
Sep 26, 2017
PKO 35: Posts that make you go, "AAAHHH!!"
Sep 12, 2017
PKO 34: A Tale of Two Teens, Part 2!
Aug 29, 2017
PKO 33: A tale of two teen's part 1
Aug 15, 2017
PKO 32: It's Back to School Tech Time!
Aug 01, 2017
PKO 31: Snap Maps: Snap Here, Snap There, Snap Everywhere!
Jul 18, 2017
PKO 30: Let's Get a Parent's Perspective!
Jul 04, 2017
PKO 29: It's the Guardian of the Gallery!
Jun 20, 2017
PKO 28: Think Twice, Post Once!
Jun 06, 2017
PKO 27: What Do Investigators Want Parents to Know? Part 2
May 23, 2017
PKO 26: ICAC Investigators - What Do They Want Parents to Know?
May 09, 2017
PKO 25: "Casual" Dating Apps - We're Not DOWN With This for Teens!
Apr 25, 2017
PKO 24: Getting a new phone? Recycle that old one! But....things to consider....
Apr 11, 2017
PKO 23: It's Tinder. No, It's Snapchat....No! It's Yellow!!
Mar 28, 2017
PKO 22: Let’s All Do a Random “App” of Kindness & Help Each Other Out.
Mar 14, 2017
PKO 21: Let's Instagram!
Feb 28, 2017
PKO 20: How Do We "Parent" in the Age of Technology? With Guest Joe Laramie
Feb 14, 2017
PKO 19 - BONUS Episode! Parental Control & Monitoring Software
Feb 07, 2017
PKO 17: Live Chill & Live Streaming - Let's get down with a House Party! (featuring music by Sam Hunt, Universal Music Group)
Jan 31, 2017
PKO 16: WhatsApp, Doc? What’s this messaging app all about?
Jan 17, 2017
PKO 15: Your Kids Are Using YouTube….So What?
Jan 03, 2017
PKO 14: What Are You Going to Do With Those New Devices? Happy Holidays from WI DOJ!
Dec 20, 2016
PKO 13: Are Your Kids Staying Safe at School? Let's Talk With Gaggle!
Dec 06, 2016
PKO 12: A Phone, Or Not a Phone? That Is the Question…My Child Wants a Smart Phone!
Nov 22, 2016
PKO 11: Sextortion: Exactly What It Sounds Like! WI ICAC Task Force Commander Discusses the Dangers
Nov 08, 2016
PKO 10: Filters & Stories & Snaps…OH MY! Let’s Discuss the “Disappearing” App: Snapchat!
Oct 25, 2016
PKO 9: Rated "E" For Everyone! Let's Talk Online Gaming
Oct 11, 2016
PKO 8: WI Attorney General Brad Schimel Talks ICAC
Sep 27, 2016
PKO 7: Let's Kick Around Some Thoughts on this KIK App!
Sep 13, 2016
PKO 6: Interview With an Investigator - Tell Us About Online Predators!
Aug 30, 2016
PKO 5: BONUS Episode! Wisconsin ICAC Task Force: A Little More About Us...
Aug 23, 2016
PKO 4: Shhhh....Check Out the Anonymous Whisper App!
Aug 16, 2016
PKO 3: Teen Chat Demo! Listen to Real Time Predator "Grooming" Examples
Jul 29, 2016
PKO 2: Suicidal Comments in Chat, Online Gaming, & What to Know About Yik Yak
Jul 28, 2016
Internet Crimes Task Force Overview & MeetMe App Review
Jul 27, 2016