- PSAs: Hot Cars Kill Kids, So 'Stop, Look, Lock'
Marketing Daily, Les Luchter - Wednesday, May 1, 2024
A PSA campaign provides some dangerous examples of things parents promise "neve ...
- Warning: CARU Will Strictly Enforce New Guidelines Covering AI-Generated Kids Ads
Media 3.0, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, May 1, 2024
The warning puts brands, endorsers, developers, toy makers and others on noti ...
- Mercedes-Benz Employees Build Little Libraries
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Saturday, April 27, 2024
The event brought together more than 250 employee volunteers at the automaker ...
- With 'Stay Creative,' Crayola Taps Adults' Artistic Nostalgia
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Thursday, April 18, 2024
The effort reunites three adults with a coloring project they made ...
- Instagram Tests Teen 'Sextortion' Prevention Tools After Murky Past
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Friday, April 12, 2024
Meta is testing new ways to help protect younger Instagram users fr ...
- Lunchables Contains Lead, Sodium, Per Consumer Reports
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Tanya Gazdik - Wednesday, April 10, 2024
The group has launched a petition and is asking the U.S. Departme ...
- With New Agency And Loyalty Push, Carter's Flexes For Gen Z
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Thursday, April 4, 2024
The children's apparel company wants to win over America's newest generation ...
- Meta Makes Age Verification A Requirement On Meta Quest Headsets
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Meta will be asking all users with an account on Quest ...
- Mattel Debuts Autism-Friendly Hot Wheels Car
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Monday, April 1, 2024
The toy company's new Flippin Fast die-cast encourages open-ended, soothing play, tim ...
- Kohl's Looks To Babies R Us To Boost Sagging Sales
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, March 12, 2024
In a partnership with WHP Global, the retailer will open 200 ba ...
- Watchdogs Press FTC For Tough Children's Privacy Rules
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Children's advocates say the FTC should require web companies to obtain opt- ...
- ANA Opposes Proposed Restrictions On Behavioral Advertising To Children
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 11, 2024
The ad industry is opposing an FTC proposal that would require websi ...
- Meta Helps Teens Avoid, Combat 'Sextortion' On Its Platforms
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Tuesday, February 6, 2024
For "Safer Internet Day," Meta has announced new updates intended to he ...
- NFL, Paramount, Gamefam To Launch SpongeBob Super Bowl Event On Roblox
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, February 5, 2024
The metaverse quest will be live on Paramount and Gamefam's SpongeBob Simulat ...
- YouTube, Cartoon Network, Others Continue Battle Over Children's Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 15, 2024
Lawyers representing young YouTube users are urging a federal judge to all ...
- Snapchat Allows Parents To Restrict Their Teens' Use Of 'My AI' Chatbot
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Thursday, January 11, 2024
Parents can now restrict their teens' access to the app's "My A ...
- Twitch's 'Clips' Feature Being Used By Child Predators, Analysis Shows
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Friday, January 5, 2024
An analysis of Twitch short video segments found many contained sexualized conte ...
- Judge Makes Controversial Ruling In Snapchat Fentanyl Case
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Friday, January 5, 2024
The decision may be seen as controversial with regard to Snapchat's potenti ...
- 76% Of Apps Intended For Kids To Call Santa Request Access To Camera
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, December 21, 2023
Three-quarters of the 231 apps in Google's and Apple's app stores intend ...
- California Kids Safety Law Draws Support From Watchdogs, FTC Commissioner
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 21, 2023
California's controversial Age-Appropriate Design Code a valid regulation of "data capitalism," Fairpla ...
- FTC Proposes Restrictions On Behavioral Advertising To Children
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 20, 2023
The FTC proposes that web companies and apps obtain double opt-in conse ...
- AI Data Trained On Models Containing Child Sexual Abuse
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, December 20, 2023
LAION-5B, a dataset used to build AI images that has more th ...
- Agency Group Spreads Joy Of Holiday Storytelling To Hospitalized Kids
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Omnicom's Purpose Group has created a book series intended to help ea ...
- Lawmakers Blast Meta's 'Callous Disregard' Of Childrens' Privacy
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 5, 2023
"We urge your company to cease sticking its head in the grou ...
- Instagram Places Ads Alongside Child-Sexualizing Reels Targeting Teen Influencer Followers: Report
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Instagram reportedly recommended Reels containing "risque footage of children as well ...
- Meta 'Frequently' Collected Data From Known Children, States Allege
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, November 27, 2023
"Within the company, Meta's actual knowledge that millions of Instagram users a ...
- Discord, Snap, X CEOs Subpoenaed By Senate For Failure To Protect Children Online
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, November 20, 2023
The Senate Judiciary Committee has called the leaders of Discord, Snap, a ...
- Verizon Uses AR To Wish On A StAR
Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, November 13, 2023
Verizon's Wish on a StAR campaign launched Monday as a web-based augment ...
- Video Chat Site Omegle Shuts Down Due To Sex Abuse Suit
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, November 10, 2023
Video chat service Omegle, which matched random users with each other f ...
- Kiddy Podcasts: Children And Their Families Are A Growing Audience, Study Finds
Publishing Insider, Ray Schultz - Sunday, October 29, 2023
Almost all parents say their children have become more interested in podca ...