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WPP and KidTech platform SuperAwesome partner to ensure privacy and safety for kids and families within online advertising
With almost half the world’s children now at home, screen time has increased by 50%.
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As more kids join Roblox, parents grapple with how to keep their children safe online
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Roblox, a platform where kids make and play games, has…
Ana Diaz
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ZEE5 gives kids content a push with the launch of ZEE5 Kids
Exclusive digital shows - Gadget Guru, Guddu and Bapu to be launched concurrently.
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'Silicon Valley has never really understood kids': A European tech startup is trying to take advantage of YouTube's stumbles in the children's market
Because of the privacy restrictions on the web and the general fear of missteps, "Kids' marketers' …
Mike Shields
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Advertisers are now able to buy programmatic ads to target kids online
Joshua Wohle, SuperAwesome's chief product officer, told Business Insider: "Programmatic in the con…
Lara O'Reilly
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I lost my daughter at Disney World and was terrified. A simple tip helped me find her quickly, and I recommend it to all parents.
A mother lost her child at Disney World for a few seconds, which scared her. She now recommends tyi…
Victoria Marie Lees
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Mark Zuckerberg is being pressured to abandon plans for an Instagram for children. Advocacy groups worry about endless scrolling and body-image shaming.
Children under 13 would be subject to serious risks on the planned platform, advocacy groups said i…
Natasha Dailey
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Silicon Valley says kids over the age of 13 can handle the big, bad world of social media. Experts say that's the result of a 'problematic' 1990s internet law.
Experts told Insider that even if the law, COPPA, and the industry's age limit of 13 were raised, i…
Katie Canales
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I don't let my child use Roblox. Here's why.
Roblox is the target of a short-seller that accuses it of being unsafe for kids. It disagrees. I do…
Katie Notopoulos
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ZEE5 announces short video-sharing platform HiPi for Indian users
Entertainment app ZEE5 on Wednesday announced a short video-sharing platform HiPi in a bid to take …
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A surgeon general's warning on social media wouldn't be as powerful as good-old-fashioned parenting, experts say
The US surgeon general proposed attaching a government warning to social media platforms. But onlin…
Erin Snodgrass
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Australia has a plan to combat the iPad kid: set a national age limit for social media
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the exact age — and how it'll be enforced — hasn't been decide…
Geoff Weiss
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Thousands of images of children were exposed in a hack on kid-friendly tablet maker VTech
As many as 5 million parents and 200,000 children had their personal information exposed, according…
Cadie Thompson
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I tried a 'kid-safe' smartphone with no social media. I loved it but would change one thing.
Gabb makes kid-safe smartphones that have texting and music but no social media or internet. Parent…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Move aside Pokémon Go, this Bengaluru-based startup makes you feel like Iron Man
Rajat Dhariwal, founder of MadRat Games couldn’t have said it better. “We are excited to announce t…
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Kids want social media apps to do more to protect them from the spread of deepfake nudes
As young kids face the growing scourge of deepfake nudes spreading online, many say social media co…
Katie Balevic
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Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal says Facebook is 'proffering more talk & crocodile tears' after executive defends the company following whistle blower report
"More bromides & platitudes from Facebook on the Sunday shows. Their aim should be protecting kids,…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Facebook is building an instagram app for kids under 13, led by the former head of YouTube Kids
Despite platforms' struggles to prevent child abuse and bullying, Facebook hopes the app will incre…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Parents are paying up to $1,000 a week to send their kids to YouTube camp for the summer
Some of these camps are open to kids as young as 9, which is well below the minimum age of 13 that …
Paige Leskin
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Kids can't take Uber and Lyft rides alone. A startup thinks it found the perfect solution - and has backing from the US' largest school bus company
"Even as a young startup, it's important to note that in the rides- and transportation-for-kids spa…