Thursday, February 2, 2017

Interesting! Anybody thinking they might let their kids check it out?

Interesting! Anybody thinking they might let their kids check it out?
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/02/02/lego-builds-social-network-that-should-be-safe-for-kids/

5 comments:

  1. Gonna need some rigorous moderating and safeguards.

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  2. Much more detail here. At first glance, this seems to be well thought out.

    The first line of defense against adult content finding its way into the Lego Life feed is also the most obvious: Lego has partnered with a content moderation company that combines algorithmic and human detection, to screen every single image before it goes on the site.

    wired.com - How Lego Built a Social Network for Kids That’s Not Creepy

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  3. Interesting. I'll investigate more later, but I'm curious how they avoid the obvious griefers.

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  4. John Lewis Looks like no free-text entry (all canned responses and "likes" and build photo submissions) with heavy emphasis on both manual and AI-supported image filtering.

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  5. The combination of enforced random username, no text, emphasis on emojis, and heavy screening of images, all cover the most obvious challenges that I can think of for a child-centric service. The implementation might still fall down at some point (e.g. if the photo screening isn't as good as indicated), but the basic design seems sound.

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Now I'm doubly intrigued!

Now I'm doubly intrigued!