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New Jersey is suing Discord for allegedly violating child safety laws

Fast Company Tech

New Jersey filed a lawsuit against Discord on Thursday, alleging that the social platform recklessly exposed children to “harassment, abuse, and sexual exploitation by predators who lurk on the platform.” We intend to put a stop to this unlawful conduct and hold Discord accountable for the harm it has caused our children.

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Google purges popular children apps from Play Store due to data privacy violations

TechSpot

Developers of apps targeting children are guided by an especially stringent set of policies, unlike general audience app creators. Among the stipulations is that the content provided should be appropriate for children. They are also obliged to use Google Play certified ad SDKs for ad displays ads, while refraining from.

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How Ideology Affects Which Causes Donors Support

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Giving to children and youth, however, is a cause that unites all donors regardless of ideology. Children and youth: 10.7%. Research and public policy: 1.5%. Children and youth: 17.8%. Research and public policy: 1.4%. Children and youth: 15.2%. Research and public policy: 1.8%. Animals: 9.2%.

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Instagram will restrict teens from going Live, as Teen Accounts expand to Facebook and Messenger

Mashable Tech

Teen Accounts have quickly become Meta's flagship youth product, said Tara Hopkins, global director of public policy at Instagram. Stronger content restrictions have become a hot topic for Meta, with ongoing concerns about children being exposed to harmful or explicit content. Employees with disabilities will feel its loss.

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Offer a Match: Blogger Marion Conway ,whose children are now grown, recommended the book Raising Charitable Children by Carol Wiseman. Children for Children Foundation. When I was in the third grade, I volunteered to bake cupcakes to help fundraise for Lucy the Elephant (who thankfully survived super storm Sandy ).

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13 of the Best Nonprofit Videos from the Last 13 Years

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Drug Policy Alliance. Save the Children. Invisible Children. The videos below are a snapshot of the history of nonprofits using video. You can also explore the winners of the DoGooder Video Awards back to 2010. The War on Drugs: From Prohibition to Gold Rush. Still Most Shocking Second a Day. The Chokeables Advert. You can too.

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Facebook puts tighter restrictions on vaccine misinformation targeted at children

The Verge

Just as the FDA officially approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids between the ages of five and 11, Meta, Facebook’s brand new identity , announced that it’s rolling out stricter policies for vaccine misinformation targeted at children (via Engadget ).

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