Redesigned Grom Social App, Debuting This Summer, to Feature Custom Avatars Offering Kids Tips on Responsible Social Media Behavior Utilizing Grom Educational’s Digital Citizenship License (DCL) Course
May 22 2024 - 8:30AM
Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: GROM Gromsocial.com, a
leading provider of family-friendly media, and technology
solutions, today announced that its redesigned Grom Social app –
for kids under the age of 13, brand-safe and debuting this summer –
will feature a new, updated version of Grom Educational’s
proprietary Digital Citizenship License (DCL) course, offered to
schools nationwide, as part of the app’s new offerings. The DCL
mini-lessons will be delivered by custom avatars – which Grom calls
Gromatars – that underscore how responsible behavior on social
media and the internet is so vital to one’s safety and security.
The DCL Gromatars were announced today by Grom’s Founder, Zach
Marks.
Designed for kids
under 13, who are typically barred from social media without
parental consent, the new Grom app prompts users to create their
own original social media profile avatar after a parent or
caregiver signs a child up. Once parental consent is confirmed, the
new user will be directed to create an original, custom social
media profile avatar or “Gromatar” (no photos of kids are allowed).
Each user can create their own profile image using the app’s deep
library of personalized assets including hairstyles, apparel,
footwear, and other accessories.
For the DCL content,
Grom will create custom Gromatars that offer instructions on how to
be respectful of one another while safeguarding privacy when using
social media, and why bullying and inappropriate language are
unacceptable. The original Gromatars will be gradually introduced
to Grom’s feed this summer and be updated with new content and
characters regularly.
The new Gromatars are inspired by the Company’s
corporate sibling, Grom Educational Services, which offers the
Digital Citizenship Licensing (DCL) course for K-12 school
customers nationwide who utilize the company’s NetSpective web
filter solution. In schools, the DCL program is a series of
instructional short-form videos, followed by a brief quiz to ensure
student comprehension, and serves to complement in-classroom
learning about internet and social media safety. The DCL also helps
schools operate in compliance with the Children’s Internet Safety
Protection Act (CIPA), enacted by Congress in 2000 and designed to
address concerns about children’s access to obscene or harmful
content. CIPA requires K-12 Schools and libraries to certify their
Internet safety policies must include monitoring the online
activities of minors, and as required by the Protecting Children in
the 21st Century Act, it also provides for educating minors about
appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other
individuals on social networking websites and in chat rooms, as
well as cyberbullying awareness and response to qualify for e-rate
funding discounts. Grom Educational’s Netspective Web Filter
solution, proprietary web filtering software that safeguards
students from objectionable material, along with the updated DCL
course provides a complete package to help educators meet all CIPA
requirements. Additionally, Grom Social Enterprises operates Grom
Social, a monitored social media app for kids under 13 who are
routinely barred from most social media without parental
consent.
About Grom Social Enterprises, Inc.
Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: GROM) is a
growing social media platform and original content provider of
entertainment for children under 13, which provides safe
and secure digital environments for kids that can be monitored
by their parents or guardians. The Company has several
operating subsidiaries, including Grom Social, which delivers
its content through mobile and desktop environments (web
portal and apps) that entertain children, lets them interact
with friends, access relevant news, and play proprietary
games while teaching them about being good digital citizens
and Curiosity Ink Media, a global media company that develops,
acquires, builds, grows, and maximizes the short, mid &
long-term commercial potential of Kids & Family
entertainment properties and associated
business opportunities. The Company also owns and operates Top
Draw Animation, which produces award-winning animation content
for some of the largest international media companies in the
world. Grom also includes Grom Educational Services, which provides
web filtering for K-12 schools, government and private
businesses. For more information, please
visit gromsocial.com.
Note: in a press release issued on May 6, 2024 with the headline
Top Draw Animation Secures New Assignments – Including
Largest Single Contract Ever – as Grom Subsidiary Earns Over $2.9MM
to Bring Animated Series’ to Life, Grom Social Enterprises
inadvertently referenced departed employees relating to its Top
Draw Animation subsidiary. The correct one is below.
About Top Draw AnimationBased in Manila,
Philippines, Top Draw Animation produces animated series, movies,
specials and short-form content for several leading global and
international entertainment providers and was acquired by Grom
Social Enterprises in 2016.
Contacts:Media: Paul@gromsocial.com or Steve@ssapr.comIR:
Shane@outsidethebox.capital
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