- 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 childr ...
- '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 paren ...
- 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 rul ...
- 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 childr ...
- 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 tru ...
- 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 childr ...
- 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 th ...
- 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 fr ...
- 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 aim ...
- 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 aim ...
- 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 foc ...
- 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 seri ...
- 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 ...
- 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 reven ...
- 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 heal ...
- 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 ...
- 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 promis ...
- 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 fr ...
- 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 childr ...
- 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 ...
- 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 informatio ...
- 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 la ...
- 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 use ...
- 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 ...
- TikTok Users Feel Pressured To Buy Digital Gifts
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, July 3, 2019
The BBC is claiming it has received assurances that the social med ...
- Children's Charities Want The Right To Sue Tech Giants Over Online Abuse
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, July 2, 2019
The Children's Charities' Coalition on Internet Safety (CCCIS) is calling on t ...
- Children Want To Wipe Social Profiles Clean At 18
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, June 27, 2019
Research from the London School of Economics calls on the Government ...
- Lawmaker, Children's Advocates Push For Privacy Overhaul On YouTube
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 25, 2019
"It is incumbent upon the FTC to enforce federal law and a ...
- Encryption Plans Will Put Children At Risk, Sajid Javid Claims
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Home Secretary Sajid Javid has criticised social media platforms for pressing ahe ...
- FTC Probing YouTube Over Alleged Failure To Protect Kids, Improper Data Collection
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, June 19, 2019
The agency has been investigating YouTube about these issues since 2015, a ...