- No Major Link Between Screen Time And Sleep, Oxford Researchers Say
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Regardless of what many parents think, new research from Oxford University reveals there is not a major direct link between how long children spend on screens and how well th ...
- Beano Studios Launches 'Kids-First Consultancy'
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Beano Studios has unveiled a "kids-first consultancy," "The Drum" reports. The company reports that there will be a particular focus on making content that children will want to consume. ...
- Kids' Mobile Apps Are Filled With Manipulative Ads
Mobile Insider, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, November 1, 2018
Conditioning consumers earlier than ever, mobile apps designed for kids 5 and below are brimming with ads. The exploratory study found high rates of mobile advertising through "manipulative and disruptiv ...
- FTC Urged To Probe Android Apps For Preschoolers
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 30, 2018
"Employing a business model which relies on revenue from in-app purchases and data-driven targeted marketing, these apps routinely lure young children to make purchases and watch ads," the Campaign f ...
- Health Secretary Calls For Law Banning Children From Social Media
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, October 26, 2018
Health Secretary Matt Hancock is calling for a new law to prevent children under 13 from using social media. "The Telegraph" reports he believes the major sites have a du ...
- Facebook AI Helping To Curtail Child Porn
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, October 25, 2018
Over the past quarter, Facebook says it removed 8.7 million user images of child nudity with the help of some special software. “The machine learning tool rolled out over t ...
- Federal Agency Shuts Down Self-Driving School Bus Test
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, October 23, 2018
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has directed a company to immediately stop transporting children in a driverless shuttle. The shuttle is operated by Transdev North America and h ...
- Government Launches Fund To Promote British Children's Shows
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, October 19, 2018
The Government has launched a GBP60m fund to promote original British children's radio and television programming in the UK, "Campaign" reports. ...
- Apple's Content Filter Allows Terrorist Information To Surface In Search
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, October 19, 2018
Apple gives parents the option on iOS 12 to only let kids visit specific websites, but it seems they can do a better job when it comes to filtering o ...
- FTC Urged To Investigate Facebook Messaging Service For Children
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 5, 2018
Facebook's messaging platform for children, Messenger Kids, violates children's privacy laws, 17 advocacy groups say in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission. ...
- Democrats Urge FTC To Probe Google, Developers And Advertisers Over Children's Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Lawmakers want the FTC to investigate whether Google misleads parents by promoting apps as family friendly. ...
- Hill Holliday Gets Into The Halloween Party Spirit
Out to Launch, Larissa Faw - Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Party City is reviving the retailer's year-old "Oh it's Oh" for the upcoming Halloween season, adding a new spot aimed at kids' costumes. ...
- Kinder App, Sites And YouTube Channel Banned By ASA
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Websites, an app and a YouTube channel for Kinder have been banned by the ASA for advertising junk food to children, "The Guardian" reports. ...
- YouTube Faces New Scrutiny Over Children's Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Two lawmakers are questioning Google over allegations that YouTube collects personal data from children younger than 13. ...
- New Mexico AG Sues Google, Twitter, Other Companies Over Children's Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, September 12, 2018
"Google knows that Tiny Lab's apps track children unlawfully," the New Mexico Attorney General alleges in a new lawsuit. "Google's bad acts are compounded because it represents to parents a ...
- Marketers Must Rethink Mobile Search Content Served To Kids
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, August 24, 2018
Ting's digital lifestyle survey provides insight into issues around kids' digital safety and content consumption. Ting is a MVNO service and division of Tucows that supports U.S. consumers. ...
- Google Can't Shake Privacy Suit By Mississippi Attorney General
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Siding against Google, Mississippi's highest court has refused to halt a privacy lawsuit brought against the company by Attorney General Jim Hood. ...
- KBS Relaunches TruMoo Chocolate Milk
MAD, Larissa Faw - Wednesday, July 25, 2018
"With this campaign, KBS takes the TruMoo brand to a different level, appealing to parents and how play was for them as kids," said Marissa Jarratt, vice president, marketing a ...
- Melissa And Doug Increases Revenue From Email
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Friday, July 20, 2018
Toy retailer Melissa and Doug has boosted revenue from email to 12% of sales after deploying an automated email system form Salesforce Marketing Cloud. Previously, email generated 7% of sale ...
- Fears Children Were 'Bombarded' With World Cup Betting Ads
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, July 16, 2018
The Guardian reports campaigners are concerned that betting companies were the biggest advertisers during the World Cup, meaning children would have been "bombarded" by betting adverts during the
tournament. ...
- Comcast Lets Parents Program Internet Time Limit For Kids
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Thursday, July 12, 2018
Most parents set rules for how much time their children can use the internet at home but then must play good cop or bad cop when their children near the ...
- Karaoke App Violated Children's Privacy Rules, Watchdog Says
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, July 9, 2018
The StarMaker app allows young children to disclose their names and publicly post photos of themselves without parental consent, according to the industry self-regulatory group Children's Advertising
Review Unit. ...
- Facebook's 'Messenger Kids' Heads To Canada, Peru
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, June 22, 2018
Facebook is bringing its Messenger Kids app to Canada and Peru, the social giant just announced. “Messenger Kids will now also be made available in Spanish and French in a ...
- Apple Inks Deal With Sesame Workshop To Stream Children's Programming
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Thursday, June 21, 2018
Apple continues to beef up its streaming video content development slate. The latest addition? A multi-series deal with Sesame Workshop, the New York-based non-profit production house that produces "Sesame Stree ...
- Twitter, comScore Sued For Allegedly Tracking Kids Who Use Disney Apps
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 20, 2018
A group of parents who are suing Disney over alleged privacy violations have expanded their case by adding Twitter's MoPub and comScore as defendants. ...
- Amazon Stops Sales Of Connected Toy
Around the Net in IoT, Chuck Martin - Thursday, June 7, 2018
Following Walmart and Target, Amazon has stopped selling the internet-connected toy CloudPets. This follows privacy concerns flagged by a browser maker. ...
- YouTube Asks Judge To Throw Out Complaint Over Kids' Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 6, 2018
The parent of a young YouTube user who allegedly was tracked by Google for ad-targeting purposes has no grounds to bring a privacy lawsuit, the company says. ...
- Half Of TV Ads Children See Are For Junk Food
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, June 1, 2018
The Institute of Fiscal Studies claims that half the ads children see on television are for junk food, "The Guardian" reports. ...
- Turner's Boomerang Reboots Some Cartoon Icons
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Wednesday, May 23, 2018
New shows on Boomerang, the cartoon-focused subscription streaming video service owned by Turner Broadcasting, include a reboot of "Scooby Doo" called "Scooby Doo and Guess Who?" and a series bas ...
- TeenSafe App Leaks Email Addresses, Other Data
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, May 21, 2018
Data was exposed on over 10,000 records. The app helps parents keep tabs on teens. ...
