Blackburn presses Kik on kids safety after ‘disturbing’ research report

Senator Marsha Blackburn Demands Answers from Kik, Messaging App Used by Graham Platner, over Report Calling App ‘Predator’s Paradise’

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn on Friday sent a letter to the head of the company which owns Kik, the controversial messaging platform used by Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, which was recently called a "predator's paradise" in an article by the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE).  The senator began her letter to MediaLab CEO Michael Heyward by directly referencing the NCOSE research released on June 4, whi…

ICYMI: Blackburn presses Kik on kids safety after ‘disturbing’ research report

Following bombshell reporting by the Wall Street Journal that Graham Platner has an active account on the ‘predators paradise’ app, Kik, Marsha Blackburn is pressuring Kik on kids safety.  As reported by the Hill: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is pressing the messaging platform Kik over its dangers to users, accusing the platform of “turning a blind eye” or “allowing” the exploitation and abuse of minors. The letter, sent Friday and first sha…

Blackburn presses Kik on kids safety after ‘disturbing’ research report

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is pressing the messaging platform Kik over its dangers to users, accusing the platform of “turning a blind eye” or “allowing” the exploitation and abuse of minors. The letter, sent Friday and first shared with The Hill, comes a week after the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) released a new…