Amazon's digital pacifier for toddlers
The gist
Amazon released touchscreen tablets marketed for children as young as 3 as a child's "first tablet".
Pediatricians question whether kids that young need a screen they carry everywhere.
How it unfolded
- 2023Amazon agreed to a $25 million settlement after the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department sued it for allegedly retaining children's Alexa voice recordings indefinitely and hindering parents' deletion requests.
- 2025A study found consistent handheld device use was one predictor of nearsightedness in children.
- recentlyAmazon released new touchscreen tablets marketed specifically for toddlers, described as age-appropriate for children as young as 3 and pitched as a child's "first tablet".