I used to love piczo. But not recently! Piczo was always known as one of the safest sites available, but they have ruined that reputation with the "new piczo" as they have dubbed it. There is now open online blogging where anyone and everyone can have complete access. There are no flag buttons to be found anywhere, so now anyone can make a profile anyway they want or whatever and what can we do about it? The staff is being bombarded with complaints because they can't even access their own websites and because of a bunch of other problems there now. But those problems pale in comparison to the obvious safety issues that now exist regarding the young members of that site!
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Not age appropriate for kids under 16, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 16. -
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Common Sense says
Social site offers a place for some iffy content.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 16–18
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What Parents Need to Know
About Piczo
Parents need to know that this creative site is yet another free teen social networking destination where kids can come across some hurtful and unsafe content: sexual banter and language, images with weapons or violent innuendo, and name-calling and swearing. The personal pages usually stick to routine teen topics like dating, pets, and friends and have insightful commentary on social issues such as racism and religion. But others host sexual photos, personal identification information, and commentary that isn't kosher. There's also some banner ads and solicitations for collecting marketing data.
Read our full review by Dana Villamagna
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about Internet safety. Once you read through the site's thorough safety page, you can discuss why Internet safety rules still apply on sites like these that promote themselves as "safer." What are the benefits of invitation-only networking? Families can also talk about the pages other teens have created on the site. What do you like or dislike about each one?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title off for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Safety is an issue
- User content isn't age appropriate
Bad for kids of all ages as it stands now!
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
Good for tweens and teens
Well I think it is approprite for children 11+ because it's a fun way for pre-teens and teens to express themselves.
- I rate this title off for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
Perfect for everyone!
It's fun and i think that everyone should be able to use it 100% of this website is very safe and it gives your child/teen the ability to tell their online friends and even friends and family from real life whats going on and it helps your child to message with friends (safe) and put pictures and text and html and music on their very own website! The ages should be 10+ though just because littler kids may not understand it grown-ups can even use it! I love it and i have my very own website, www.-watermelonbreeze.piczo.comthis is just the type of thing anyone can make with a great website maker like piczo.com
- I rate this title off for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
Its an awesome site creator!
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
Its an awesome site :-D
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| 50% | of parents feel users contributed great content |
| 50% | of parents feel user generated content is iffy |
| 50% | of parents feel the site is not safe |
| 50% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
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