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    Not age appropriate for kids under 16, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 16.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Fun media management has a bit of iffy stuff.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 16–18

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Not an issue.
  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Some violent stuff was found (bloody body parts, people with guns), though it doesn't appear to be as prevalent as sexual content.
  • Sex:

    It's fairly easy to find photos of frontal nudity, genitalia, and intimate moments.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Works with third parties to offer DVD slideshows, photo books, mini business-like cards, posters, calendars, blogs, and postage stamps.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Drugs, drug paraphernalia, tobacco and alcohol use/abuse can be found in searches.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Flickr

Parents need to know this site is a hip place for kids to store, manage, and share digital photos and videos online. Anyone can have access to other people's photos if they make them public. This can be a good way to share photos, but it also means kids can see photos you may find offensive (naked bodies, sexual toys, people doing drugs, gun shot wounds). As stated in the community guidelines, no photos of frontal nudity, genitalia, or intimate moments are allowed, but simple searches prove that these rules aren't strictly enforced.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about what makes a photo or video appealing: How do light and color affect them? Do you like more abstract images? What's your favorite subject you like to see? Families can browse through the site's "Explore" area to see noteworthy stuff. You can also talk about stealing other peoples' photos and video images and copyright laws.

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 2.0

    age???

    I hate it, its amazing what people say and post these days. If you have kids or your a kid, remember once you send something over the internet, who knows who will get it.

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 5.0

    great site for all ages.

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Great for schoolwork

    This site is the best for getting photos for schoolwork. Never use the crappy array of images from Google Images again. This site has some really well done photographs which look much better in reports that Google Image Search results.

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