Smart TVs are just Large Smartphones! Completely updated: December 18, 2023 When I speak to parents, I ask them to take inventory of how their family members can access the Internet. This includes thinking about all the devices that can be accessed in all the places […]
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Pinterest finally launched a suite of parental controls. On August 21, 2023 Pinterest continued their efforts in making their platform safer: All teen accounts under 16 will have a temporary, unique, profile link that last 3 days. They can invite friends and family to follow their
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Apple Releases Significant Parental Control Improvements in iOS 16 This week, Apple is releasing iOS 16. This is consistent with their pattern of rolling out significant iPhone and iPad changes each fall. For parents, this change includes the first significant improvements to the usability of their
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Snapchat Finally Releases Parental Controls Called Family Center We’ve waited a long time for this! Since our start in 2015, Protect Young Eyes has not always been kind to Snapchat. From 5 Days of Discover (2016), to Cosmo After Dark (2018), to our Senate Judiciary Committee
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Disney+ Parental Controls Have Improved Disney+ recently raised the price of their ad-free subscription from $7.99 to $10.99. And prices are to rise again in October of 2023. The streaming service has an option with ads that holds their old price at $7.99/month. Their first quarter
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On March 16, 2022, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the release of new parental controls. First mentioned in December 2021 on the eve of his hearing in front of the Senate Commerce Committee, these are reportedly a “first set” of parental supervision tools being released this
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Chris – How do I control Amazon? Help! Amazon doesn’t make it easy! They control so many apps, sites, and devices, and when viewed together, it can seem so overwhelming to families. How in the world can they protect their kids from harmful videos, music, and
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Parents Finally Get Some Parental Controls in Hulu! Hulu has historically been voted the least safe streaming service. Since Hulu is often paired with a Disney+ subscription, parent groups clamored for parental controls. Quietly in July 2021, Hulu added a pin restriction similar to Disney+ for
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Apple, Protecting Kids Should be the Easiest Thing to do on an iPhone The Opportunity: Recently, Apple announced new features aimed at curbing the spread of child sexual abuse material. We applaud these efforts! We are now calling on Apple to implement ten critical changes that
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Breaking News: On March 16, 2021, Instagram released a new post that laid out their new parental controls for teens, which mostly focused on direct messaging (DMs). The title of the post was: Continuing to Make Instagram Safer for the Youngest Members of Our Community Instagram
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