Kids Service Toon Goggles Adds Linear Channels to Platform, Including Angry Birds, Guinness World Records, Om Nom TV, Sparkle Power & More
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LOS ANGELES, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Leading on-demand kids service Toon Goggles has added a suite of dedicated kids and family linear channels to its service available as the first kids vMVPD offering. This creates a one-stop application for families to stream on-demand and linear content globally.
Along with their popular and already distributed Toon Goggles and TG Junior channels, special brand channels from Guinness World Records™ and Angry Birds are available, amongst many others.
Attorneys general from 44 states have asked Facebook to reconsider its plan to create a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13, claiming it could be an issue to the mental health of its young users.
The letter from the National Association of Attorneys General sent to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday urges Facebook to think again about producing a version of its photo-based social network for children under the age of 13. Instead, the group wants Facebook to abandon its plans entirely.
The plan for an Instagram for people under the age of 13 surfaced in March. Under current rules, to comply with the United States Children s Online Privacy Protection Act, as well as other regional versions around the world, social networks like Facebook and Instagram ban users under 13 from using their services.
Keypoint: Bill would add right to deletion to
COPPA.
Senators introduced the Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of
2021 in the United States Senate last week. The bill seeks to amend the Children s
Online Privacy Protection Act ( COPPA ).
The bill provides individuals with the right to delete personal
information the operator collected from the individual as a child.
The right to delete applies even in instances where parental
consent was provided for the collection of the personal
information.
The bill requires operators to provide notice in a prominent
place on their website demonstrating how individuals can exercise
their right to request deletion of personal information. The bill
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According to the officials, use of social media can be detrimental to the health and well-being of children, who are not equipped to navigate the challenges of having a social media account.
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According to the officials, use of social media can be detrimental to the health and well-being of children, who are not equipped to navigate the challenges of having a social media account.
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