HOLD THAT THOUGHT: First Lady Melania Trump spoke publicly this afternoon about the importance of civility and healthy online behavior among students.
The First Lady didn’t let the first snowfall of the season deter her from making an appearance Thursday afternoon at the Family Online Safety Institute’s 2018 annual conference. The group’s chair Patricia Vance and the United States Institute of Peace’s president and chief executive officer Nancy Lindborg were ready and waiting for FLOTUS upon her arrival, according to a White House pool report.
The all-day event at the U.S. Institute of Peace was sponsored by Amazon, Facebook, Comcast, Google, Mattel and others. The organization released its latest research report, “Online Safety Across the Generations,” and panelists tackled such subjects as tech addiction, content moderation, children’s privacy, digital resilience and wellbeing. Online safety and responsibility for children has been an area of focus for Trump in recent months.
While the president is adept at tweeting his political views and countless criticisms, other world leaders do not share that view. French President Emmanuel Macron made it known earlier this week that he does not “do policy or diplomacy by tweets.”
Earlier this week the First Lady grabbed headlines for reportedly having the deputy national
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