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China Looking To Limit Smartphone Use For Children With a Two Hour Cap
Smartphones are a fantastic piece of technology enabling us to communicate, listen to music, and watch videos all in one tiny device, however, it also seems that a device designed to connect us has also made us more anti-social, especially with the younger generations like myself. The Chinese government seems…
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Man Shuts Down Internet in 2 Towns Attempting to Curb his Kids Screentime!
Attempting to control the amount of time your kids spend on the internet, or just in front of a screen in general, is a problem for many parents around the world. It seems, however, that following a report via Gizmodo, the attempt by one French dad has landed him in…
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Apple to Start Scanning US iPhones for Child Abuse Images
It’s a difficult subject to discuss, but sadly there are a lot of people out there who actively seek, obtain, and/or create images of child abuse, and specifically regarding sexual activities. This is, of course, an exceptionally illegal activity, but one that can be very tricky for the police and…
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Sharkoon Announces its SGS2 Jr Gaming Chair for Kids
Sharkoon announced the launch of its brand new SGS2 Jr., their first-ever gaming chair specially made for children. Its ergonomic form comes complete with a backrest that can be reclined up to 135 degrees, allowing users to comfortably relax after doing their homework or between those occasional gaming sessions. At…
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British Schools Will Use Nintendo Games to Teach ‘Life Skills’
I am perhaps showing my age here a little, but when I was at school the closest you got to ‘gaming on a computer’ was then they would wheel in the (one and only) BBC Micro. It was usually situated on a trolly and treated with all the reverence of…
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Nearly Half of UK Parents Think Schools Should Ban Phones
It’s hardly any secret that the use of smartphones by pupils at schools is a highly contentious subject. While you might have difficulty getting the kids to agree, many parents (and teachers) think that not only are they an unnecessary distraction, but can also lead to other problems. These include…
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UK Launches Crackdown On Gambling Ads In Children’s Content
Crackdown On Gambling Ads There has been a very long-standing argument in many world governments as to the effects of gambling on children. We have, for example, seen loot boxes from games (and online in-game currencies in general) come under severe scrutiny. At the moment, a lot of countries are…
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In Just 3 Months Facebook Has Removed 8.7m Child Images
In Just 3 Months Facebook Removed 8.7m Illegal Child Images Facebook has been fighting many battles over the last year. Battles which, I think it’s fair to say, have seen mixed results. Some they’ve won, some they’ve lost, others they’re still fighting. It seems, however, that one of their biggest…
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Survey Finds Nearly Half Of All ‘Power Gamers’ Are Parents!
Survey Finds Nearly Half Of All ‘Power Gamers’ Are Parents! For the majority of the old-school of gamers, those of us who caught the initial early waves of computers and consoles, we’re at least thirty and possibly getting alarmingly close to our 50’s. As such, the chances are that the…
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The New Amazon Echo Dot Will Attempt To Teach Your Kids Manners
The New Version of Amazon Dot Echo will attempt to teach your kids some manners Most parents will know the perpetual struggle of trying to instill some manners in your children. Most initial demands from a child often require a little prompting to add the ‘please’ onto the end. With…
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YouTube Accused of Data Collection on Children
YouTube accused in US of data collecting on children If we have learned nothing else in the last few weeks with the Facebook data scandal, it’s that while online we are being watched. Whether it be checking our website visiting habits to provide targeted advertising or having to take surveys…
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YouTube Kids May Have to Resort To Manual Selections
YouTube Kids App May Need to Start Manual Video Approval When YouTube decided to launch their own kid’s based app, initially parents were very interested. Offering to provide child-friendly content, it seemed a safe choice to allow your little ones to have relatively free-reign access to the app. Since its…
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YouTube Kids App Now Recommending Conspiracy Videos
YouTube Kids App is at it again! The YouTube Kids app, while starting out with the best intentions, has not had the smoothest of launches and in recent months has lurched from one problem to the next. Over the last few months though, the issues have come to a head.…
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The Video Used To Prove Games Cause Violence In Children
Donald Trump Takes On the Games Industry Following the tragic school shooting in America last week, Donald Trump decided that video games were the problem. Games are, after all, a far more convenient scapegoat than, you know, doing something about gun control. It’s not the access to guns that’s the…
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YouTube Kids App Still Showing Inappropriate Videos
YouTube Kids If you allow your children access to the internet, it is only sensible to put some precautions in place. It is, after all, a scary internet out there. One of such you might have considered was the YouTube Kids application which allows for children-friendly only content to be…
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