It’s a social network, yet kids can use it. That’s because Kuddle is targeted at children. Launching in the US a couple of days ago, Kuddle is a new picture-sharing app especially designed for kids.

Kuddle aims to create a fun & safer digital environment for children, while enhancing their knowledge about responsible digital sharing by combining elements of education & entertainment.

While most social media networks have a minimum age requirement of 13, Kuddle provides a safer entry to social media for kids below this age. The free app Kuddle aims to create a fun & safer digital environment for children.

“Today’s children increasingly want to partake in social media, but it’s important that they use social media services that are adapted to their level of knowledge and their critical judgment,” says Ole Vidar Hestaas, Founder &CEO of Kuddle.

The Olso-Norway-based Kuddle offers users features to educate children about things such as inclusion, responsibility, & Online etiquette – known as “netiquette.” The app features a character – Kodi Kuddle – who befriends all users by default & regularly sends positive messages & input for good digital behavior to Kuddle’s users. Additionally, parental supervision is one of Kuddle’s unique features. With this, the parent/caregiver will be able to regulate Content on their child’s/children’s account(s) to ensure their Online safety. Parents/caregivers will be able to monitor all of their child’s activities, including photo-sharing, caption-writing, & added friends.

The idea for the app came when Hestaas’ son asked him if he could create an account on a popular picture-sharing app. Hestaas deemed the popular app, with its age limit of 13, as too grown-up for his seven-year-old son, but also discovered the lack of alternatives for children interested in social media.

To address this need, under the advisement from children’s advocacy group Save the Children Norway, the Norwegian Media Authority & the interest group ICT Norway, Hestaas began developing an app to provide a safer entry to the world of social media for kids, together with designer Knut Taroy & technology developer. A year later, the 3 founders are now ready to launch their invention, Kuddle, into the US market.

Click here to download Kuddle on your Android device.

Click here to download Kuddle on your iOS device.

Image Credit: Google play/Kuddle

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