Today, we’ll be doing a rewind of the best apps in 2021. We have a handful of apps that we’ll go through today. Some of these apps are pretty mainstream and well-known, while some are underrated and not so famous yet. Without delaying much, let’s get right into the top 10 apps of 2021. 1. …
Today, we’ll look into one of the craziest reports that we’ve seen in a while. A recent article by The Wall Street Journal mentioned that tech-savvy kids have been able to defeat Apple’s and others’ parental control features. We work with parental controls every single day so this has got me itching enough to write …
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Apple has recently banned some of the most popular parental control apps from the App Store. (Update: Apple retracted the anti-MDM policy on June 4, 2019.) The remaining apps in the store have removed the ability to provide effective parental controls. We created CleanRouter because we believed parents should have control over the amount of …
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Technically, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) prohibits websites from collecting information from kids under 13. This hasn’t stopped social media giants from trying to attract the tween crowd, though. Some turn a blind eye to underage accounts, some require nominal verification of parental approval. Most are filled with ads and marketing, much to …
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For all its flaws, Tinder is at least intended for adults. Now a new dating/meet-up app, Yellow, is targeting teens as young as thirteen years old. Yellow’s tagline is “Make new friends” but the app’s reviews suggest many users have much more than friendship on the brain. The app format is exactly like Tinder– see …
Swipe left. Swipe right. Double tap. Level up– diagnostic complete! Researchers have developed a game for the iPad that allows them to analyze a child’s hand motions to determine whether or not the child is on the autism spectrum. The study, published in the Nature group journal Scientific Reports highlights an aspect of autism …
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At best, YouTube ads are repetitive and annoying. At worst, they can be lengthy, inappropriate (Fifty Shades of Grey trailer, anyone?), and intrusive. Even kid-friendly videos can have adult commercials! When Clean Router was developing Clean YouTube, we committed to bringing our customers the best of YouTube without any of the slime.That’s why eliminating …
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The alarming headlines are all over social media. “Everything changed the day I learned Minecraft has a sex mod” “Things you need to know: Minecraft has a ‘sex mod.’ Here’s your barf bag.” “Does Minecraft have ‘sex mods’? “Minecraft mods: Sex mod download available; moms react” Confused? Scared? Ready to hide your kids’ electronic devices? …
Apple users, we are thrilled to announce that Clean YouTube available in the App Store! YouTube, like the internet as a whole, is a fantastic resource for learning and entertainment. But even innocent search terms and videos bring up appallingly explicit videos! How can families enjoy the good AND avoid the smut? Clean …
We built Clean Router with the idea that families could build a wall around their homes to keep out all online pornography and age-inappropriate content. All devices that enter a Clean Router-protected home, regardless of type or owner, would be unable to breach that wall. Now, it’s time to put that Clean Router protection on your …
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