Etsy sellers protest fees by halting their sales for a week
Some vendors on Etsy say they are halting sales of their items on the site for a week to protest a hike in the fees the crafts e-commerce marketplace charges them.
Apr 12, 2022
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News tagged with young children
Consumer & Gadgets
TikTok generation have unrealistic expectations about becoming a celebrity
A new study by Kingston University exploring the impact social media is having on young people found school children as young as 11 are fame-seeking through the TikTok video-sharing platform, potentially putting their mental ...
Mar 4, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Comic book introduces kids to key concepts and careers in cybersecurity
Three 9-year-old girls are huddled around a Caesar wheel, an ancient tool for sharing secret messages.
Dec 14, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
This season, give the gift of tech literacy—not addiction—along with that device
What do wireless speakers, streaming music subscriptions, smartphones and customized game controllers have in common? They are some of the best tech gifts for children and teens this year.
Dec 13, 2021
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Internet
Clear duty of care needed to protect children online
Explicit and disturbing content is being served up to children online and the kids themselves are calling on adults in government and tech companies to step in to protect them, according to a new international report.
Nov 11, 2021
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Senator: YouTube, TikTok, Snap offering only small changes
YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat are offering only "tweaks and minor changes" in their operations to ensure young users' safety amid rising concern over the platforms' potential harm to children, the head of a Senate panel told ...
Oct 26, 2021
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Dutch group launches data harvesting claim against TikTok
A Dutch consumer group is launching a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion) claim against TikTok over what it alleges is unlawful harvesting of personal data from users of the popular video sharing platform.
Jun 24, 2021
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Cancel Instagram for kids: It 'preys' on children's fear of missing out, advocates say to Zuckerberg
Nearly 100 worldwide experts and advocates are urging Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to ditch plans to create an Instagram for kids, claiming such a platform will exploit kids' overall well-being.
Apr 16, 2021
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Instagram boosts child protection tools, including age prediction
Facebook-owned Instagram unveiled technology Tuesday aimed at preventing underage children from creating accounts and blocking adults from contacting young users they don't know.
Mar 16, 2021
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Video games give sports stars second life
The post-retirement careers of the biggest sports stars can be fascinating to watch—Viagra ads, property ventures, crypto projects—but one option is becoming a sure-fire winner: put your face on the cover of a video game.
Sep 29, 2023
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