Providing information and resources for parents, youth workers and educators to help kids navigate their digital world.
Unlike many other current popular social media platforms, Discord servers often function as closed communities, with invitations required to join. Read the article here.
Their daughter’s online venture plunged a Florida family into a nightmare, but they decided not to pull the plug. Read the article here.
Google introduced a tool Wednesday to give minors more control of self-images that appear in search queries, allowing those under 18 to request removal. Read the article here.
The move follows pushback at launch of an Instagram service for children under 13. Read the article here.
Tim Elmore blogs about what parents need to consider regarding their own social media posts involving their kids. Read the blog here.
The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) said they plan to file a complaint with the FTC Wednesday asking regulators to investigate how the Google Play Store promotes apps for kids. Read the article here.
The next generation — Generation Alpha, born 2010 and later — has had a digital footprint since birth. We have to recognize the positive impacts — connection, community, support, entertainment and creativity — while discussing potential harms. Read the article here.
TikTok has made a set of changes to its app that will set the accounts of teenage users between 13 and 15 years private by default and also enable tighter privacy protections for all users under the age of 18. Read the article here.
A parental controls update adds new search restrictions, too. Read the article here.
A new study conducted found that child-centered games or educational apps are collecting and sharing the data of children as young as preschool. Read the article here.