- Hearst Auto Group Develops Curated Subscription Box, 'R&T Crew' Magazine For Children
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Tuesday, November 5, 2019
'R&T Crew' magazine, accompanied by a subscription box, designed around the theme "Snowed In," will launch in January. ...
- U.K. Watchdogs Urge FTC Not To Weaken Children's Privacy Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, November 1, 2019
U.K. officials and other watchdogs say they have "significant concerns" that the FTC may make it easier for companies to collect data from web users who view material aimed ...
- YouTube, Hasbro, Mattel And Others Sued Over Children's Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, October 28, 2019
Video platform YouTube and a host of channel operators have been sued for allegedly tracking young children in order to serve targeted ads to them. ...
- Porn Checks Dropped? Did The Govt Just Drop Its Online Harms Vow?
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Friday, October 18, 2019
It certainly chose a busy news week to drop age verification plans for porn sites. ...
- Better Online Protection For Children Must Be Enshrined In Law, NSPCC Insists
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Protecting children online should be a priority highlighted in any upcoming Queens Speech, according to Peter Wanless, chief executive of the NSPCC. "The Telegraph" reveals that Walness will make t ...
- Senators Urge FTC Not To Weaken Children's Privacy Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 4, 2019
The letter comes in advance of the FTC's planned Monday workshop on potential changes to regulations implementing the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which prohibits website operators from knowingly collecti ...
- Children Are Stumbling Across Porn Online, BBFC Warns
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, September 27, 2019
The British Board of Film Classification has published research that suggests children as young as seven are stumbling across porn online, the BBC warns. The figures show three in fo ...
- 'Anti-Vax' Movement Sees Childhood Vaccinations Level Drop In The UK
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, September 27, 2019
NHS figures show "anti-vax" campaigners who use social media to persuade parents not to immunise their children have led to a drop in children being vaccinated, "The Telegraph" warns. ...
- FTC May Loosen Children's Privacy Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, September 23, 2019
An FTC official suggested the agency is considering changing children's privacy rules in ways that could empower YouTube to collect data from people who watch videos aimed at children. Andr ...
- New BBC App Tackles Cyberbullying
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, September 18, 2019
The new BBC "Own It" app has been launched to encourage children to think again whether they want to send messages which appear to be include taunts and will al ...
- Kids Listen To Friends And Family More Than Influencers
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Look beyond the headline and it's clear -- research shows kids trust each other's opinions more than YouTubers'. ...
- Half Of Kids Are Influenced By YouTube And Instagram Stars
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Research from Wunderman Thomas Commerce shows that just over half of children ages 6 to 16 are influenced by their favourite YouTube and Instagram stars, "Mobile Marketing" reveals. ...
- Amazon Wants Privacy Battle Over Voiceprints Sent To Arbitration
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, September 16, 2019
"The plaintiffs' parents in this suit, who signed up for and then permitted their children to use Amazon's Alexa service on devices in their homes cannot avoid arbitrating their clai ...
- MPs Urge Government To Ban 'Loot Boxes' In Children's Games
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, September 12, 2019
A committee of MPs is urging the Government to ban children from buying 'loot boxes' in video games, the BBC reports. The boxes amount to gambling, they insist, because ...
- YouTube Agrees To Pay $170 Million Over Children's Privacy Violations
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, September 4, 2019
The proposed settlement also calls for Google to develop a system aimed at ensuring compliance with COPPA, which prohibits website operators from knowingly collecting the type of data used f ...
- YouTube Fined $170 Million Over Children's Privacy Violations
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, September 4, 2019
The proposed settlement also calls for Google to develop a system aimed at ensuring compliance with COPPA, which prohibits website operators from knowingly collecting the type of data used f ...
- Agency Concentric To Provide Subsidized Childcare for All Employees
MAD, Larissa Faw - Tuesday, August 27, 2019
The aim is to make it easier for Concentric employees to focus on their career by offering more nontraditional benefits to ease the day-to-day stress and pressure of raising ...
- Hasbro Buys Entertainment One For $4 Billion, Pushes More Into TV, Film
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 23, 2019
The deal will add key global media brands including preschool TV series "Peppa Pig," as Hasbro looks to develop and distribute its toy/game brands into TV and film content. ...
- Peppa Pig Company Bought By Hasbro
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, August 23, 2019
Looks like Peppa Pig is going to need to oink in an American accent. Hasbro has bought Entertainment One for GBP3.3bn, "The Guardian" writes. ...
- Report: YouTube Planning To Drop Targeted Ads In Kids' Videos
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, August 21, 2019
If implemented, the move would be less detrimental to YouTube's ad revenue than other possibilities, such as disabling all ads in kids' videos, reports Bloomberg. ...
- Lack Of Sleep More Damaging To Children Than Social Media
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, August 15, 2019
A report from the UCL Great Ormond Street institute of child health concludes that lack of sleep is more damaging to children than exposure to social media, "The Guardian" repo ...
- Ofcom To Safeguard Children From Harmful Videos, Or Maybe Not
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, August 12, 2019
In some confusing news from the BBC, apparently Ofcom is to be handed new powers to fine video-sharing apps and websites that do not protect children from harmful content. T ...
- Lawmakers Question Facebook About Messenger Kids Privacy Glitch
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, August 7, 2019
"The need to protect children who use Messenger Kids and Facebook's promises to parents set a higher bar for privacy and online safety," Sens. Ed Markey and Richard Blumenthal te ...
- Facebook Privacy Settlement Panned By Advocates
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, July 24, 2019
The FTC's $5 billion privacy settlement with Facebook is drawing criticism from a variety of tech industry observers and privacy advocates, who say the terms aren't stringent enough. ...
- Messenger Kids App Fails To Protect Minors
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Due to what Facebook is calling a "technical error," thousands of children were able to join group chats with users who had not been approved by their parents. ...
- FTC Reportedly Poised To Fine YouTube Over Children's Privacy Violations
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Sunday, July 21, 2019
The Federal Trade Commission has reportedly voted to fine Google millions of dollars over allegations that YouTube illegally collected personal data from children. ...
- Google Search Engine For Toddlers Detailed In Patent
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, July 22, 2019
Google's developers would "gamify" the search engine experience of looking up information, according to the patent. ...
- FTC To Review Children's Privacy Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, July 17, 2019
The new review is taking place only six years after the last major overhaul of the rules. ...
- Voice Leak Scandal -- Is This Google's Cambridge Analytica Moment?
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Monday, July 15, 2019
Will the public trust Google again when they hear leaks of users being recorded? ...
- YouTube Can't Fix Children's Privacy By Blocking Behavioral Targeting, Watchdogs Say
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, July 8, 2019
Advocates urge the FTC to reject a deal that would allow children's content to remain on YouTube if content creators block behaviorally targeted ads. ...
