worst apps
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Is the FaceApp safe? Read these tips from experts first.
Read Essay →: Is the FaceApp safe? Read these tips from experts first.Our social media feeds are blowing up photos from the FaceApp, thanks to the new FaceApp Challenge, but is it…
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Here’s what I learned after letting my tween daughter use TikTok (formerly Musical.ly)
Read Essay →: Here’s what I learned after letting my tween daughter use TikTok (formerly Musical.ly)Feeling inspired by Jordan Shapiro’s interview on NPR with our former Spawned guest Anya Kamanetz, and reading his book for…
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Apps parents should know: The Burnbook app, bringing Mean Girls to a school near you. UPDATED.
Read Essay →: Apps parents should know: The Burnbook app, bringing Mean Girls to a school near you. UPDATED.See below for a breaking update about the Burnbook app If you haven’t yet heard of the Burnbook app, it’s the…
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The Frozen Games online that you want your kids playing, never.
Read Essay →: The Frozen Games online that you want your kids playing, never.It’s been a whole year since we discovered unlicensed Plastic Surgery Barbie apps for kids that made wonder what the freaking…
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The Barbie Plastic Surgery App and the other worst apps for kids on iTunes from Corina Rodriguez
Read Essay →: The Barbie Plastic Surgery App and the other worst apps for kids on iTunes from Corina RodriguezThis week, parents–and anyone else with an iota of common sense–expressed outrage over the discovery of the Barbie Plastic Surgery…
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Aaaand the Snapchat copycat apps are here with the Selfie.im App
Read Essay →: Aaaand the Snapchat copycat apps are here with the Selfie.im AppAs if we haven’t already learned that everything lasts for ever, even a selfie on Snapchat, another app developer is…
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What is SnapHack? It’s the reason we warned parents about Snapchat.
Read Essay →: What is SnapHack? It’s the reason we warned parents about Snapchat.Just a few weeks ago, we featured four apps kids are using that parents should know about, and noted that…
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4 apps kids are using that parents really should know about
Read Essay →: 4 apps kids are using that parents really should know aboutParenting tweens and teens is challenging enough, but the prevalence of tech in most kids’ lives makes it that much…
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Talking to your kids about the Snapchat App. A.K.A. “The Sexting App.” (Eek.)
Read Essay →: Talking to your kids about the Snapchat App. A.K.A. “The Sexting App.” (Eek.)This morning, our editor Liz Gumbinner talked to the TODAY Show about the pitfalls of SnapChat, the most popular app…