RAADR, Inc. Announces “Power of the App into the Kids Hands” Feature Being Added to Its Anti-Bullying and Parental Monitoring App in the IOS and Google Play Stores
PHOENIX, AZ, July 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire – RAADR, Inc. (OTC PINK: RDAR), a technology and software development company that provides cutting edge solutions for cyber-bullying on social media platforms announced today that it is adding a feature which will put the “Power of the App into the Kids Hands”. This new feature in the same way that the parental monitoring features allow parents to track their kids using facial recognition and keywords, the children who have downloaded the app can now monitor third party posts about themself on social media and the internet. This feature and several other new features in the app are a part of a new direction RAADR is moving into by becoming a community monitoring and reporting platform for parents and kids to use together at the same time. This new feature in the app that puts the power back in the kids’ hands will now give kids an even bigger layer of protection to prevent harassment and cyber-bullying on social media and the internet.
The “Power of the App into the Kids Hands” feature is intended to be released in the Google Play Store and the App Store during the 4th quarter of this year.
Cyberbullying or cyberharassment is a form of bullying or harassment using electronic means. Cyberbullying and cyberharassment are also known as online bullying. It has become increasingly common, especially among teenagers, as the digital sphere has expanded and technology has advanced. Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets. Cyberbullying can occur through SMS, Text, and apps, or online in social media, forums, or gaming where people can view, participate in, or share content. Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean content about someone else. It can include sharing personal or private information about someone else causing embarrassment or humiliation. Some cyberbullying crosses the line into unlawful or criminal behavior.
73% of school students say they feel they’ve been bullied in their lifetime. 44% say they think they’ve been bullied in the last 30 days. Overall, 36.5% of people feel they’ve been cyberbullied in their lifetime. Of these, 17.4% report it has happened in the last 30 days. 60% of teens say they have experienced some form of cyberbullying. 70% of teens report that someone has spread rumors about them online. 87% of young people have witnessed an instance of cyberbullying online. 95% of teens actively use the internet, and 85% regularly use social media. It’s not only school kids that experience cyberbullying. Adults are often the perpetrators of or the victims of a cyberbully, but it tends to be called harassment and sometimes even stalking when adults are involved. Read more at: Cyberbullying Stats.
Jacob Dimartino, Chief Executive Officer of RAADR, Inc., stated, “This new feature in the app kids are going to absolutely love! Now kids will have the opportunity to monitor and report things in real time which will play a major role in helping prevent cyberbullying, suicide and campus violence.”
ABOUT RAADR, INC.
RAADR publishes software that protects children who use social media and the internet. Known as the internet anti-bullying company, RAADR’s products allow children, parents, school districts and law enforcement to monitor bullying and other threatening behavior across social media and the metaverse in real time. RAADR Parental 2.0, which is a parental monitoring and student reporting social media application, allows parents to protect children by using real time monitoring across all major social media platforms and the metaverse to report cyberbullying, suicidal thoughts and threatening behavior. Armed with many features including keyword tracking, real-time alerts, and site filtering, RAADR’S platform can determine in real time whether children or young adults are the victim or could be the victim of campus violence, cyber bullying, stalkers, bullies and other threatening behavior. According to a recent study conducted by www.security.org, over 21% percent of the kids studied between the ages of 10 and 18 have been cyberbullied. The RAADR app is available for download in the Google Play Store and the App Store.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Jacob Dimartino, CEO
jacob.d@raadr.com
602-501-3836