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Amazon Refreshes Catalog of Kid-Focused Content on Amazon Kids+
Amazon Refreshes Catalog of Kid-Focused Content on Amazon Kids+
August 23, 2024  |  Amazon

Amazon is updating its kid-focused content service, Amazon Kids+, to include new shows, books, podcasts and games, the company said in a Friday (Aug. 23) press...

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PYMNTS Data Shows Married Parents Driving Retail Trends
PYMNTS Data Shows Married Parents Driving Retail Trends
July 24, 2024  |  Retail

Married parents are emerging as the leading demographic for apparel retailers, demonstrating a preference for clothing and accessories purchases compared to other household types, and...

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Protecting Kids From Metaverse Marketing Is No Game
Protecting Kids From Metaverse Marketing Is No Game
October 11, 2022  |  Metaverse

Regulators in the U.S., the U.K. and the EU have each recently called for a crackdown on digital ads targeting kids, blaming big tech for...

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Educational-Toy Company Learning Resources Pivots Into Content
Educational-Toy Company Learning Resources Pivots Into Content
April 23, 2020  |  Retail

For the past 25 years, parents have known Learning Resources as the company that makes those toy cash registers. And in today’s work-at-home world, parents...

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Revolut Rolls Out Banking App For Kids
Revolut Rolls Out Banking App For Kids
March 17, 2020  |  Financial Inclusion

With new mobile app Revolut Junior, global finance platform Revolut wants to get children into the money business, according to a press release. Revolut Junior...

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Debit Cards For Kids — It’s A Thing
Debit Cards For Kids — It’s A Thing
August 27, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Paying out a kid’s allowance may not sound like a major payments hurdle to clear, but for Greenlight Co-Founder, CEO and father of four Tim...

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YouTube To Stop Targeting Kids With Video Ads
YouTube To Stop Targeting Kids With Video Ads
August 20, 2019  |  Social Commerce

YouTube is proposing to stop advertisements that target videos watched by kids in a bid to satisfy both regulators and consumer groups. According to Bloomberg,...

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Keeping Subscription Boxes Secure From STEM To Stern
Keeping Subscription Boxes Secure From STEM To Stern
August 01, 2019  |  Subscription Commerce

From clothes to toys, there are 200 children’s subscription boxes on the market. But when it comes to security vulnerabilities, nothing is child’s play, with...

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Messenger Kids App Found To Have Security Flaw
Messenger Kids App Found To Have Security Flaw
July 23, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook has been hit with another security issue — this time involving its Messenger Kids app. The Verge reported that the social media giant has...

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