Cartoon Network Using Crisp Thinking to Keep Kids Safe on FusionFall MMO

Cartoon Network is taking no chances with children’s safety in its upcoming MMO, Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall. The sign up process is Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) compliant requiring full parental disclosure and permission for all aspects of the game. Cartoon Network has also hired Crisp Thinking which uses a three pronged attack to head off harassment, cyberbullying, and predators. The first two methods are pretty standard, with profanity filtration and chat monitored for anything like addresses or phone numbers being passed ect. which raises flags for a live FusionFall monitor to check in on the situation. The third is very high tech and invasive.

Finally, Crisp even promises to provide what it calls the Engine for Relationship Analysis, which will work to analyze conversations and relationships over long periods of time, tracking behavioral patterns beyond single-session chatting. Using algorithms developed from millions of children’s IMs and communications from real-life predator cases, the ERA is programmed to detect “grooming” behavior to ensure children aren’t the target of a stalker’s long con.

If Relationship Analysis was applied to an adult MMO, I would ding it as a massive invasion of privacy. However since children are involved I’m all for it. I’ve explained Internet security to my oldest too many times only to have her “forget” to have any illusions that Crisp Thinking isn’t needed.

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