Kids today are exposed to ads in the school setting. There’s a problem no one’s parents had.
Microsoft sees opportunity here and has introduced Bing for Schools, which removes all ads from searches on the school’s network, adds strict filters to help prevent adult content, and enhances privacy protections.
Bing for Schools, a pilot program, is available at no charge for K-12 schools in the U.S., public or private.
I do like Bing’s direct slam on Google and the use the neologism Scroogled. But I can also think of other more problematic areas for Bing to address. Like bullying.
Exposing kids to advertising is a teaching moment and an important part of developing media literacy. Meanwhile, underfunded schools continue to underperform. So, while it’s no fault of Bing’s necessarily, they opted to solve too easy of a problem here.
