<s>
KidsCom	B-Application
was	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
geared	O
toward	O
kids	O
ages	O
8	O
–	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KidsCom	B-Application
had	O
many	O
"	O
worlds	O
"	O
(	O
virtual	O
places	O
)	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
go	O
to	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
have	O
fun	O
with	O
an	O
avatar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KidsCom	B-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
now	O
defunct	O
Circle	O
1	O
Network	O
,	O
LLC	O
in	O
Milwaukee	O
,	O
Wisconsin	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
launched	O
in	O
1995	O
as	O
a	O
site	O
for	O
kids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
receiving	O
new	O
capital	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
Circle	O
1	O
Network	O
used	O
those	O
funds	O
to	O
enhance	O
and	O
expand	O
KidsCom	B-Application
–	O
a	O
site	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
describes	O
as	O
safe	O
,	O
fun	O
and	O
educational	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
those	O
funds	O
,	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
gathered	O
over	O
2	O
million	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KidsCom	B-Application
primarily	O
gave	O
kids	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
climate	O
change	O
while	O
playing	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
making	O
new	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
KidsCom	B-Application
website	O
was	O
taken	O
offline	O
in	O
2019	O
after	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
,	O
Circle	O
1	O
Network	O
,	O
ceased	O
to	O
renew	O
the	O
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
accessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KidsCom	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
kids-only	O
sites	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
online	O
since	O
February	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
very	O
successful	O
test	O
,	O
KidsCom	B-Application
grew	O
into	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
a	O
test	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
Center	O
for	O
Media	O
Education	O
(	O
CME	O
)	O
filed	O
a	O
petition	O
requesting	O
that	O
the	O
Federal	O
Trade	O
Commission	O
investigate	O
and	O
bring	O
a	O
law	O
enforcement	O
action	O
for	O
alleged	O
deceptive	O
practices	O
in	O
the	O
operation	O
of	O
an	O
Internet	O
Web	O
site	O
called	O
"	O
KidsCom	B-Application
,	O
"	O
then	O
operated	O
by	O
SpectraCom	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
FTC	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
bring	O
charges	O
and	O
the	O
BBB	O
said	O
that	O
KidsCom	B-Application
is	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
responsible	O
marketing	O
to	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FTC	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
bring	O
any	O
charges	O
or	O
enforcement	O
action	O
against	O
KidsCom	B-Application
for	O
the	O
following	O
reasons	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
KidsCom	B-Application
has	O
modified	O
its	O
website	O
in	O
significant	O
respects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KidsCom	B-Application
now	O
sends	O
an	O
e-mail	O
to	O
parents	O
when	O
children	O
register	O
at	O
the	O
site	O
,	O
providing	O
notice	O
of	O
its	O
collection	O
practices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
importantly	O
,	O
KidsCom	B-Application
does	O
not	O
release	O
personally	O
identifiable	O
information	O
to	O
third	O
parties	O
without	O
prior	O
parental	O
approval	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KidsCom	B-Application
also	O
now	O
discloses	O
to	O
the	O
site	O
visitor	O
the	O
purposes	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
collecting	O
the	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
no	O
evidence	O
that	O
KidsCom	B-Application
at	O
any	O
time	O
released	O
any	O
personally	O
identifiable	O
information	O
to	O
third	O
parties	O
for	O
commercial	O
marketing	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
the	O
Center	O
for	O
Media	O
Education	O
determined	O
not	O
to	O
recommend	O
that	O
the	O
FTC	O
initiate	O
a	O
law	O
enforcement	O
action	O
against	O
KidsCom	B-Application
.	O
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