Family First: Phone Apps and Children’s Safety
Summer vacation has officially started, and kids are spending a lot more time on devices. Kens 5 recommended Bark to help keep an eye out for suspicious online behavior on your child’s devices amid police warnings about internet predators.
KENS 5 |
May 11, 2020
Protecting Children: Online Sexual Exploitation During COVID-19
Online usage has increased dramatically for children as a result of the COVID19 pandemic. Psychology Today highlighted how Bark can help prevent the risk of your child being sexually exploited online.
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY |
May 8, 2020
FREAKS! Pedophile-pervs target school children tele-schooling during COVID
The podcast & radio show Crime Stories highlighted Bark’s monitoring technology in their discussion of the increased focus police have had recently on cracking down on alleged sexual predators as they target children who are online more due to online schooling.
CRIME ONLINE |
May 5, 2020
Experts Warn of Rise in Cyber Bullying and Online Predators
Chief Parenting Officer, Titania Jordan, joined Atlanta’s WSB-TV 2 to talk live about how to approach internet safety with your kids during the quarantine.
WSB-TV 2 ATLANTA |
May 1, 2020
Parent to Parent: Keeping kids safe on digital devices
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch answered a worried parent asking for suggestions to help keep her kids safe now that they’re spending more time online due to COVID-19. The article mentioned Bark as a helpful resource to monitor your kids and not feel exhausted and scared all the time.
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH |
April 30, 2020
Getting Answers: How Much Screentime is too Much for Kids?
Turning on the tv or passing over a tablet might be the easiest way to keep your child entertained, but could be harmful. Bark’s Chief Parenting Officer, Titania Jordan, talked to WKOW about how much screen time is too much.
ABC 27 WKOW |
April 30, 2020
Tips for Keeping Kids Safe Online During Quarantine
Rich Wistocki from Be Sure Consulting Inc. joined Fox 32 to talk about how you can keep your children from venturing to dangerous websites and mentioned Bark as the type of “appropriate security software” needed to protect your kids online at home.
FOX 32 CHICAGO |
April 29, 2020
Parents: Don’t Let the Screens Win
Bark’s CPO, Titania Jordan, spoke with the Wall Street Journal about how life in quarantine has lead to an increase in screen time and offers tips on how parents can manage this increase.
WALL STREET JOURNAL |
April 28, 2020
Facebook, Instagram have fewer people policing inappropriate content. Here’s how to protect your kids.
As the coronavirus epidemic eats into Facebook and Instagram’s roster of employees who monitor reported posts, inappropriate posts are being ignored and left up, despite users’ protests. Bark is recommended as a way to monitor your child in case they come across inappropriate content during this time.
USA TODAY |
April 17, 2020
9 Ways You Can Protect Your Family During this Pandemic
In an article on 9 ways to keep your family safer during the current COVID-19 pandemic, Bark is shared as a way to monitor and protect your kids while they are spending more time on devices and online.
MONEY |
April 16, 2020
Internet Safety for Kids: How to Protect Your Child From Online Danger
In a piece about the best ways to protect your children from the dangers on the internet, Consumer Reports highlights Bark as a resource.
CONSUMER REPORTS |
April 14, 2020
Best apps to put on your kid’s phone to keep them safe online during quarantine
With almost entirely digital school days and only seeing friends over video chat, it’s important to keep kids safe online during the coronavirus pandemic. CNET highlights Bark as a great way for parents to monitor and protect their kids while they are spending more time online.
CNET |
April 12, 2020
Everything You Need to Know About Zoombombing & Keeping Your Child Safe During Online Learning & Socializing
Bark’s CPO, Titania Jordan, shares tips with Parents.com about ways they can protect their kids from being affected by the new Zoombombing phenomenon.
PARENTS.COM |
April 9, 2020
No devices in bedrooms and 8 more tips for keeping kids safe from online predators
The Child Rescue Coalition shared with Good Morning America” nine ways parents can ramp up safety measures. One of those tips was for parents to use Bark to monitor their children online.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA |
April 3, 2020
Free Online Learning Resources For Schools Affected by Coronavirus/COVID-19
Bark’s free product, Bark for Schools, is included in Tech Learning’s roundup of the best free learning resources.
TECH LEARNING |
March 15, 2020
Watch: Mom Poses as 11-year-old to Catch Child Predators
Parentology shares a story about Bark’s Special Projects team and their work uncovering the dark world of child predators.
PARENTOLOGY |
March 11, 2020
Utah school software will send alerts about student accounts
The Ogden school district in Salt Lake City shares its story of adopting Bark for its district and the value they are seeing in the free product.
THE SALT LAKE CITY TRIBUNE |
March 9, 2020
Bark Technologies Acquires Router Limits to Create Comprehensive Parental Intelligence Software Solution
Bark announced its acquisition of Router Limits, a router-based online parental controls and internet management company. The partnership will enable both companies to utilize each other’s strengths to create the first comprehensive online safety solution for families. In the coming months, Bark will debut screen time management and filtering to complement its existing AI-powered monitoring technology.
YAHOO FINANCE |
February 25, 2020
‘Safer Internet Day’ seeks to empower parents to protect children online
On national Safer Internet Day, Bark’s CPO, Titania Jordan, along with Detective Rich Wistocki and a local Bark family, all share tips on how to keep your kids safer online. Bark is recommended as a way to monitor your kids online as well.
ABC 7 |
February 10, 2020
I’m 37 and I pose as children online to identify sexual predators. Here’s what parents should know
Good Morning America shares a behind-the-scenes look into the harrowing work of Bark’s Special Projects team, lead by Sloane Ryan, posing as an underage girl to discover possible sexual predators who abuse minors — turning the evidence over to the NCMEC and law enforcement. Sloane and Bark’s CPO, Titania Jordan, also share what parents should know when giving their children devices and access to the internet.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA |
February 6, 2020
I’m 37 and I pose as children online to identify sexual predators. Here’s what parents should know
Nightline shares an in-depth behind the scenes look at the work done by Bark’s Special Projects Team.
NIGHTLINE |
February 6, 2020
Best apps to put on your kid’s phone: Content monitors and screen-time limits
In this round-up of the best apps for parents to put on their kid’s phones, Bark is recommended as an option for parents who want to keep kids safer online.
CNET |
January 30, 2020
Setting parental controls on your kids’ devices
Titania Jordan, Bark’s CPO, speaks with ABC7 to share her top tips for parents setting parental controls on their kids’s devices.
ABC7 |
December 27, 2019
Consumer First Alert: How to talk to kids about smart phone safety
Many kids received their first smart phone this holiday season. In this piece, Bark is recommended as an important tool for parents to use when monitoring these new devices.
ABC 2 |
December 26, 2019
