Keeping up with the latest kids’ privacy requirements on social video platforms can be frustrating and confusing for content creators. Further complicating an already complex landscape, Google and YouTube’s record settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) resulted in changes to its platform and required many creators to rethink their approach to content.
In Part One of this series, we broke down three core learnings from the 2019 settlement. In Part Two, we took a deeper look into what has changed on YouTube since last year.
Read more to learn more about how these changes affect content creators, as well as best practices you can follow to ensure your videos and channel are kid-safe. Read More
At SuperAwesome, we’re making the internet safer for kids. That mission extends beyond powering the kids digital media ecosystem with our kidtech solutions. As champions for kids’ digital safety, we also work to help agencies, brands, and developers protect children online through insights and educational resources. Privacy laws around the… Read More
Today’s kids are growing up in a hyper-connected and complex world. They have endless information at their fingertips, accessible from anywhere at any time. They shop, game, and socialize online in ways that previous generations couldn’t even imagine. Accordingly, to best understand them, brands must think beyond the research… Read More
In the summer months, the biggest trends across popular social video platforms reflected the impact of an unprecedented year. With kids and families spending more time at home due to Covid-19, many are turning to their devices for entertainment, with views surging across popular social video platforms. To meet… Read More
A year has passed since Google and YouTube reached a record settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for violating COPPA, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. In Part One of this series, we broke down three core learnings from the 2019 settlement. Part Two will take a… Read More
Kids look to many sources to inspire the decisions they make. Friends, family, online content creators, and the digital communities that they belong to are all important influences. Historically, though, the schoolyard and word-of-mouth are most impactful; kids want what their friends have. However, 2020’s lockdown period due to the… Read More
A year has passed since Google and YouTube reached a record settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for violating COPPA, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. The $170 million fine, following a prolonged investigation, was a critical step for kids’ online safety and moved the goalposts for enforcement… Read More
We started SuperAwesome in 2013 with the mission to make the internet safer for kids. The key to achieving that kind of impact has always been scale. The bigger we are, the more our products are adopted, the more that children are engaging with a safer digital environment. To help… Read More
On September 9th, SuperAwesome hosted its first-ever online EMEA Digital Kids Upfronts. Typically held in person, the highly anticipated event is packed with presentations on critical topics related to kids marketing, from the latest kids insights to upcoming product launches. This year’s agenda included the following sessions and speakers:… Read More
Wednesday was the first day of a new era of online protections for kids. The Age Appropriate Design Code became law in the UK, impacting companies around the world. Any website, app or digital service with users or operations in the UK will now have to consider the best interests of their under-18 audience in designing their services. Read More
