A new social networking site called Everloop has just gone public in beta form, and it aims to be a safe and secure social networking environment for children between the ages of 8 and 13. The goals of the site are to host a secure location for kids to engage with one another without their parents having to worry about their online safety.
One important and interesting aspect of keeping things safe is that Everloop requires credit card verification of all childrens' parents before they can join the network. This seems like a great way to ensure that only children are on the site and to keep away any harmful outsiders.
The site operates much in the same way that Facebook does, and is compliant with The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) which means that the site can be used in schools and educational settings.
Does anyone have experience with Everloop or a similar secure social networking site for children?
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