![]() ![]() They said that every comment is moderated by their team - which is fine for preventing something completely inappropriate or sexual, but which does not solve the problem in general. When I contacted Storybird, they told me that their site purposely has no restrictions on commenting, that they encourage relationship building between children and adults who are strangers to each other. There is nothing specific inappropriate about the questions themselves - but the entire thing feels inappropriate for there to be someone asking my 7 year old child personal questions (in an adult voice) and for me to not be able to turn off the commenting. This other user initiates every conversation, and asks increasingly probing personal questions. My child commented on a story, and the writer has been sending her daily messages in a mature adult voice, asking her personal details about her after school activities, favorite ice creams, age, grade level, city, etc. ![]() There is also no way to limit comments to be within a particular age group. There is no way to disable these features, nor is there any way to limit commenting only to a particular classroom. Storybird allows all users to comment on each other's stories platform-wide and allows all users to be tagged in comments. What I am more concerned about is it's commenting/chat model. Storybird is an okay platform for engaging children in storywriting, but has a lot of limitations. Under the CCPA law you have the right to protect your personal information. Read the developer's privacy policy for details on how your (or your kids') information is collected, used, and shared, and any choices you may have in the matter, and note that privacy policies and terms of service frequently change. Users are also cautioned against using or including inappropriate content in their stories, and could find their accounts banned if stories are found with elements that violate site rules. Stories kids write are automatically private, unless they make them public. Kids under 13 have to provide a parent's email address so their account can be activated they could potentially enter their own email, but no personal information is listed on their profile, so their experience should be safe. Kids will see some prompts to sign up for a paid subscription, which offers additional writing help and other benefits they can still create and share books and poems, though, with a free membership. Parents need to know that Storybird, which lets kids create personalized stories, is committed to inspiring user creativity by providing a variety of colorful and vibrant Illustrations. ![]()
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