this is a project that me and the team have been working on for a cource at univeristy. We were responding to the question of How can we ensure that online platforms are age-appropriate and aren't accessed by people outside that range?. We created a presentation and more letters will be posted :) The purpose of these projects is to become better at the innovation and start up process. My cource reminds me of a segement in a telivsion show on the ABC that i used to watch as a child. In the particualr segment two teams each have to pitch the best solution to a problem in a limited amount of time.
“E-safe means being E-ware”
The internet can be a scary thing for young children, we are here to make things safe.
How can we ensure that online platforms are age-appropriate and aren't accessed by people outside that range?
Children are increasingly getting access to online resources at younger ages.
Many large businesses need and want to protect sensitive audiences.
Parents want extra protection for their children.
The online world is vast, hard to censor, and often full of inappropriate content for younger audiences.
Situation Analysis
Our Watch’s 2018 survey of nearly 2,000 young people (aged 15-20) found that the median age of first seeing pornography is 13 for young men and 16 for young women - OurWatch, (2020)
Young people (10-16 years) who accessed or shared sexual content or images of cyberbullying or violence had up to a 50% higher risk for thoughts of suicide. - JAMA Network Open, (2021)
There has been a 70% increase in the amount of bullying/hate speech among teens and children in the month since the Covid lockdown began. - DigitalTrends.com, (2020)
Teachers report that cyberbullying is their #1 safety concern in their classrooms according to a recent - Goggle survey, (2019)
Business Summary
Our business is centered on protecting our most vulnerable: young kids.
By using an identification, whitelist software; parents can highlight key platforms and websites that they don't want their kids to access.
Through this software, key harmful and inappropriate content such as hate groups, extremist views, violence, murder, and pornography can be censored and parents can be notified if need be.
Ultimately, we don't want to arbitrarily block access to young users, we want to educate, and facilitate ample direction and information for parents/caregivers to create meaningful guidance.
These values and development are all aligned with the "Safety by Design principles",