- House Democrat Introduces Bill To Broaden Children's Privacy Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 30, 2020
A bill proposed Thursday by a House Democrat would allow parents to sue online companies that track their children. ...
- Rise In Boys Self-Harming, Is Social Media Contributing?
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, January 29, 2020
"The Telegraph" is reporting on concerns that the rise of social media could be fuelling a fourfold rise in self-harming among boys. ...
- YouTube And Channel Operators Urge Judge To Dismiss Lawsuit Over Children's Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 27, 2020
The mother of a 5-year-old YouTube viewer has no grounds to sue the online video company or channel operators including Hasbro, the Cartoon Network, Mattel, and DreamWorks, for allegedly tracki ...
- UK Adds New Children's Privacy Protections
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Monday, January 27, 2020
The UK has added new online protections for children. Website operators and toy companies could face hefty liabilities for violations. ...
- Newspaper Websites Must Verify Ages Or Have Strict Privacy For All
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, January 27, 2020
"Press Gazette" brings news that newspaper websites have received confirmation that the ICO's 15-point plan around designing sites to better protect children applies to them. This means sites will eith ...
- ICO Protects Children With, Mostly, A GDPR Reminder
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Friday, January 24, 2020
The privacy watchdog's 15-point guide has some useful clarifications, but it's mainly a reminder on GDPR. ...
- ICO Issues Rules On How Children Must Be Protected Online
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, January 22, 2020
"The Telegraph" is hailing a new duty-of-care set of rules for online content providers as a victory in its campaign to make the internet safer for children. The ICO h ...
- Psychiatrists Call For Social Media To Hand Over Data To Better Protect Children
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, January 17, 2020
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is urging the Government to force social media giants to share data on how young people use their sites so they can better understand t ...
- Big Tech Should Pay Children Compensation, 'The Telegraph' Told
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, January 13, 2020
Former online child safety czar, Baroness Joanna Shields, has told "The Telegraph" the big tech companies should be forced to pay compensation to childhood victims of abuse, in a simil ...
- House Lawmakers Propose Expansion Of Children's Privacy Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 10, 2020
Two lawmakers in the House have introduced a bill that would prohibit companies from serving behaviorally targeted ads to anyone younger than 16, without their parents' consent. ...
- Amazon: 'Common Sense' Requires Dismissal Of Alexa Privacy Suit
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 10, 2020
"The Alexa service works -- and performs the helpful, valuable, and entertaining functions that plaintiffs' access and enjoy every day -- because a recording is created that converts voice in ...
- YouTube Stops Serving Personalized Ads On Children's Videos
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 6, 2020
"YouTube now treats personal information from anyone watching children's content on the platform as coming from a child, regardless of the age of the user," the company said Monday. ...
- Gamer Loot Boxes Can Be Addictive For Children
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, December 20, 2019
The Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH) has warned that some loot boxes are highly addictive for some children. "Sky News" reveals the society is concerned that the GBP700m ...
- ASA Reveals Children Are Exposed To Fewer Harmful Ads
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, December 20, 2019
A report from the ASA reveals the number of ad a child is exposed to each week for harmful products -- including alcohol, gambling and junk food -- has reduc ...
- YouTube To Impose New Restrictions On Ads Surrounding Children's Videos
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Google will impose some new curbs on ads surrounding child-oriented videos that appear on the main YouTube.com site, but will continue to allow influencer marketing and product placement on t ...
- Next Week On Netflix: Mister Mulaney's Neighborhood
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, December 19, 2019
We seem to be having a children's TV moment, even if this particular moment is characterized by kids' shows that are not real. ...
- FTC Urged To Step Up Enforcement Of Children's Privacy Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 11, 2019
"Even when the FTC does act, it takes a long time and the penalties are simply seen as the cost of doing business," 19 advocacy groups write in comments fil ...
- Google Urges FTC To Weaken Children's Privacy Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Google argues that adults as well as children watch videos aimed at youngsters, and that it should be able to collect data from viewers it confirms are adults. ...
- Instagram Brings In Age Checks
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, December 6, 2019
Instagram is introducing birthday checks for new registrants to ensure "age appropriate" experiences, '"The Drum" reveals. ...
- VidMob, 'Real Simple' Partner On Nonprofit Holiday Video Campaign
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Thursday, December 5, 2019
Win, the New York-based provider of shelter and housing for families, is receiving a boost to its holiday toy drive through a partnership between VidMob Gives, the tech platform's nonprof ...
- FTC Urged To Investigate Digital Advertising Before Revising Children's Privacy Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 5, 2019
"The FTC cannot base substantive policy decisions on the current dearth of details about how the information ecosystem functions," the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, Center for Digital Democracy, Americ ...
- YouTube Urged To Restrict Ads In Videos For Kids
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, November 22, 2019
Senator Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) on Friday urged the company to prohibit child-oriented videos that include product placement. ...
- Amazon Under Fire Over Ring Partnerships With Police
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Amazon is facing new criticism over the privacy policies of its connected doorbell company Ring, which has entered into partnerships with more than 600 police departments in the U.S. ...
- 'Newsround' To Lose Its Afternoon Slot As Kids Stick To Devices
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, November 20, 2019
The children's BBC news programme, Newsround, is to lose its afternoon, after school slot on television, "The Guardian" writes. The corporation says the programme will keep a morning slot b ...
- Not Kidding Around: Netflix, Nickelodeon Take On Disney+ With Expanded Deal
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, November 14, 2019
The deal is one part of Netflix's multibillion-dollar push to build a bigger family/kids' content portfolio as it loses Disney content to Disney+. ...
- 'The Telegraph' Calls On Twitter To Do Better On Child Abuse
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, November 12, 2019
The Daily Telegraph claims to have seen figures from The Internet Watch Foundation that suggest nearly half of all child abuse images and links on the open web are fou ...
- Voice Devices Will Change How Brands Interact With Future Consumers
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, November 8, 2019
Too many brands think of voice as a one-off road map. It should become a long-term one that includes content on their web sites. ...
- Nickelodeon's 'Paw Patrol' Kicks Off Safety Campaign
Television News Daily, Fern Siegel - Thursday, November 7, 2019
Nickelodeon has teamed with Safe Kids Worldwide in a new pro-social campaign to protect children. ...
- Mothercare Goes Into Administration
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Among parents, it is arguably the best-known brand in the UK, but Mothercare has now officially gone into administration, placing more than 2,500 jobs at risk. Sky News reveals th ...
- Mothercare Is A Warning To Retailers That Fail To Act On Data
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Mothercare could have done more with its data -- and should have beaten rivals on price, or at least convenience. ...
