- Google Sued For Allegedly Collecting Students' Biometric Data
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 3, 2020
A class-action complaint has been brought against Google for allegedly violating priva ...
- Twitter's MoPub Agrees To Settle Privacy Lawsuit
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Twitter's MoPub has agreed to settle a class-action complaint alleging the compa ...
- Pandemic-Driven Kid-Related Video Boom: Even DIYs Are Diving In
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, March 31, 2020
As views of kids' videos are spiking and hit classics remain most-watche ...
- FTC Extends Comment Deadline For Endorsement Guidelines
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 27, 2020
June 22 is the deadline for comments about questions like whether childr ...
- New Mexico Children's Privacy Lawsuit Against Twitter, Other Tech Companies, Clears First Hurdle
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 26, 2020
The lawsuit, brought by New Mexico AG Hector Balderas, alleges that mobi ...
- Watchdogs Want FTC To Demand Detailed Info About Children's Data
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 26, 2020
"No federal entity has conducted a detailed and compulsory study of indust ...
- Kids Rebel At Google's Home-School App With One-Star Reviews
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, March 20, 2020
Nobody is doubting the good intentions of the people at Google ...
- 'The Week Junior' Launches, Offers First 4 Issues Free Online
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Thursday, March 19, 2020
The intent is to pique kids' interest in reading through reporting ...
- Kids' Viewing On The Rise In The Time Of COVID-19
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 19, 2020
National TV kids' networks have seen gains over the last week, ...
- YouTube Hit With New Children's Privacy Lawsuit
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 18, 2020
A Massachusetts mother of two is suing Google for allegedly tracking h ...
- Social Media Companies Should Pre-Screen Content
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, March 13, 2020
A new report is calling for social media companies to pre-screen conte ...
- Dating Company Match Group Backs Bill That Could Discourage Encryption
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Online dating company Match Group will tell lawmakers Wednesday it supports "EA ...
- New Bill Would Regulate Online Content Aimed At Kids
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 5, 2020
The proposed Kids Internet Design and Safety Act would prohibit websites fr ...
- Sen. Markey Blasts Clearview, Renews Demand For Information
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 3, 2020
"I am concerned that Clearview might be collecting and processing images ...
- Seven-Year-Old Child Playing With Toys Is YouTube's Biggest Earner
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Netimperative is covering research that shows what the top YouTubers earn a ...
- Viacom, Comscore To Settle Children's Privacy Lawsuit
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, February 28, 2020
Comscore and Viacom have agreed to settle class-action complaints alleging they violat ...
- Google Sued By New Mexico AG Over Students' Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Sunday, February 23, 2020
New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas is suing Google for allegedly "spyin ...
- TikTok To Launch Parental Controls
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, February 20, 2020
TikTok is launching parental controls to allow limits to be placed ...
- Unilever Stops Targeting Children In Food And Drink Advertising
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, February 13, 2020
Unilever has pledged to no longer target food and beverage advertising ...
- Massachusetts Sues Juul, Alleging Kid Targeting -- And Cites Internal Ad Strategy Docs
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, February 13, 2020
Other states have also sued Juul, but this is the first su ...
- Spotify Launches Kids' App
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Spotify has released a kids' version of its app, which allows acce ...
- Unity Technologies Reaches Settlement Of Children's Privacy Lawsuit
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, February 10, 2020
Unity Technologies, which provides tech services to gaming developers, has agreed ...
- Child Protection Campaigners Urge Facebook To Rethink Encryption
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, February 7, 2020
Child protection campaigners, led by the NSPCC, have signed an open lett ...
- BBC Launches Multiplayer Game, But Without Ads And Loot Boxes
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, February 5, 2020
The Telegraph is welcoming the launch of an online multiplayer game fr ...
- 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 ...
- 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 med ...
- 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 s ...
- 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 a ...
- 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 t ...
- 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 main ...