A coalition of over 20 child advocacy, consumer and privacy groups filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission asking it to investigate and sanction YouTube for violation of federal children’s privacy laws. Specifically, the groups say YouTube is violating COPPA, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which requires that websites directed at children […]
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Facebook’s kid texting app Messenger Kids arrives on Android
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DreamWorksTV launches its first over-the-top streaming service on Amazon Channels
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There are certain universal qualities found in dads everywhere. One of them, it seems, is going out of their way to embarrass their significant others.
Marie (@MarieAnnMcfly) shared a sweet moment on Monday of her father serenading her mother with a Bluetooth microphone he received as a gift. As the dad croons “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers, the mom remains stoic—even correcting his pacing at one point.
In true dad fashion, however, he continues to sing, unfazed.
my brother gave my dad a Bluetooth microphone for his bday as a joke & my mom was hella against it like, “what’s he gonna use that for?”
today, it’s my mom’s bday, and this is what my dad did for her 😂❤️ pic.twitter.com/jMj4DJ8fW2— HBK MA♡ (@MarieAnnMcfly) January 22, 2018 Read more…
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