3 Viral Hoaxes: Horns, the Russians, and the Dangers of Screen Time
News travels fast on the internet — especially when it’s about online trends that may be hurting kids. But oftentimes, just as quickly as one new story appears, another one pops up refuting it. Parents may remember the Momo Challenge scare from last fall and the...
How TikTok Predators Are Interacting With Kids
You may have heard the recent news about how TikTok is dealing with a predator problem. Unfortunately, this Tik Tok predator problem isn’t new — it was happening on the platform since the beginning when TikTok was still called Musical.ly. Even then, a father recounted...
How to Stop Cyberbullying: What Every Parent Should Know
At Bark, we’ve witnessed firsthand just how prevalent cyberbullying is among today’s kids. More than 60% of tweens and 70% of teens have experienced it, either as a victim, bully, or witness. Unfortunately, many parents may not realize just how different it is from...
What Families Can Learn From Watching Stranger Things Together
The long-awaited third season of the popular Netflix show Stranger Things recently dropped, breaking viewership records and becoming the must-watch release of the summer. The series, set in a small Indiana town in the 1980s, was inspired by horror and science fiction...
Child Predators: Ultimate Guide to Protecting Your Child
For all the positive connections it can make, the internet has also become a place where online child predators lurk. It’s a global tool, which means that people can contact kids for harassment, grooming, and worse — no matter where in the world they are. In fact, the...
LiveMe Partners With Bark to Create a Safer Livestreaming Community
We are excited to announce our official partnership with LiveMe to help create a safe livestreaming environment for its broadcasters and users. LiveMe is a popular live broadcasting app that currently has more than 100 million users and counting. While the company...
Instagram Rolls Out New Features to Help Stop Cyberbullying
Instagram has had a long-standing cyberbullying problem, but the social media giant is finally taking serious steps to help address it. Yesterday on her Instagram account, Sheryl Sandberg (COO of parent company Facebook) announced the unveiling of two new features...
Summer Activities for Kids
Summer is in its stride, and at this point, parents might be on the lookout for fun and safe ideas for how to spend time together as a family. There are plenty of amazing ways for your kids to use technology — all of which are worth celebrating — but sometimes it’s...
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