Roblox is one of the biggest games in the world, played by over 200 million people every month. A large proportion of these players are children, and so as a measure of ‘protection’ the online social sandbox game has now banned hand holding, kissing, and “other romantic gestures in a …
Read More »Child Safety Online: UK opens consultation on age verification
Along with its efforts to find ways to read encrypted messages, one other aspect of online life the British government is keen to change is how people access pornography. Specifically, how easy it is for children to see it. That's why it pushed ISPs to implement opt-out filters for their …
Read More »New EU laws could kick under-16s off of social media, email
Being connected as a teen is pretty important. As much as older generations may have adopted social networking, children of today have grown up with it – it's in their blood. But it may not be for much longer, as a new change to EU data protection laws could make …
Read More »Netflix now offering unlimited parental leave post-child-birth
Dealing with the inevitable fact that long term employees are likely at some point to have children and require leave, is a difficulty faced by all businesses. While some companies, like Google and Apple, have looked to make the corporate playing field more even, by offering to freeze eggs and …
Read More »Authorities target Kim Dotcom’s family in new court filings
Kim Dotcom isn't everyone's favourite entrepreneur. He's big, brash and has been well known for flaunting his wealth and success over the years. However since the raid on his home in January 2012, he's become quite the activist, taking on governments and copyright lobby groups alike in courts and the …
Read More »MPs out of touch with porn crackdown report
Despite David Cameron getting his way on recent ISP level filtering, British politicians are looking to tighten the law and controls even more, demanding that every site featuring “harmful adult content,” implement an age verification system or face blocking in a similar style to sites involved in piracy. This comes …
Read More »Nintendo is investigating Foxconn child labour claims
Nintendo has announced in the wake of the Foxconn child labour reports – and the company's admission – that it was investigating what happened and how much truth there really is behind the story. As a quick catch up, Foxconn admitted yesterday to taking part in the illegal hiring of …
Read More »KitGuru Gaming – Weekly Round Up
For those tech readers who don’t always get time to check out our game related content at Kitguru gaming – here is a round up of content published in the last week. “How Parents are Sabotaging the Mobile Gaming Space for their Children's Use” Brennan Knotts, COO of KinderTown, said that …
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