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I think we are very lucky here in the UK, the BBC have a channel called “CBeebies” aimed at 0-6yo whith all the videos available through a dedicated app, plus a

I think we are very lucky here in the UK, the BBC have a channel called “CBeebies” aimed at 0-6yo whith all the videos available through a dedicated app, plus a huge range of games. Absolutely no ads and most have an educational message. https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/article-cbeebies-apps https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/article-cbeebies-app... My 4yo is allowed to use an iPad but it only has the BBC apps on it. No YouTube, Sky, or any other ad supported apps. The BBC has made it possible for us to give her something and not need us to moderate what she is downloading or playing (although we do limit time on it strongly).

apexalpha 8y ago
Same here in The Netherlands where the NPO (dutch BBC) has video's, websites and games for kids of all ages. It's such a bless for parents.
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move-on-by 8y ago
I installed CBeebies on my iPhone and looked at the pi-hole to see what type of DNS requests it was making when the app was opened (I haven't clicked on a single thing in the app) * graph.facebook.com * analytics.localytics.com * api.branch.io (analytics & ads) * app-measurement.com (analytics, maybe ads too?) * ssl.google-analytics.com * settings.crashlytics.com (perhaps benign) So right off the bat Facebook and Google are both siphoning off data from the use of this app among other 3rd parties. Did you know that?
- 4ndr3vv 8y ago
  I think that (although honourable) you're off topic here. We're discussing the prevelance of ads baked into apps that are designed specifically for children. The ethical ramifications of third party data are important but the cbeebies apps do a great job of providing engaging, add free content.
  - OpenBSD-reich 8y ago
    I think he's right on and should continue giving this comment section the facts about what even these apparently "clean" apps are doing. Data tracking is the edge of the sword opposite to advertising and should be treated on equal terms!

apexalpha 8y ago

Same here in The Netherlands where the NPO (dutch BBC) has video's, websites and games for kids of all ages. It's such a bless for parents.

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move-on-by 8y ago

I installed CBeebies on my iPhone and looked at the pi-hole to see what type of DNS requests it was making when the app was opened (I haven't clicked on a single thing in the app) * graph.facebook.com * analytics.localytics.com * api.branch.io (analytics & ads) * app-measurement.com (analytics, maybe ads too?) * ssl.google-analytics.com * settings.crashlytics.com (perhaps benign) So right off the bat Facebook and Google are both siphoning off data from the use of this app among other 3rd parties. Did you know that?

4ndr3vv 8y ago
I think that (although honourable) you're off topic here. We're discussing the prevelance of ads baked into apps that are designed specifically for children. The ethical ramifications of third party data are important but the cbeebies apps do a great job of providing engaging, add free content.
- OpenBSD-reich 8y ago
  I think he's right on and should continue giving this comment section the facts about what even these apparently "clean" apps are doing. Data tracking is the edge of the sword opposite to advertising and should be treated on equal terms!