‘School-friendly’ search engine exposed for promoting leftist ideology to kids
Platforms targeting children may not be as innocent as we are led to believe. In fact, this one appears to be actively reprogramming kids to accept leftist ideology
A child-focused online platform, Kiddle, delivers biased information that softens authoritarian regimes and extremist movements while presenting itself as a trusted educational resource, according to The Daily Wire.
“Foreign terrorist organizations, like Hamas and Hezbollah, are whitewashed. Russia’s war on Ukraine is downgraded to a ‘military operation,’ mirroring Kremlin language, while Joseph Stalin’s role in Russian history is reduced to his success in building a ‘strong, modern nation,’” the article says.
This is yet another sign that parents cannot trust anything served up by the educational establishment. Government schools have become tech-based learning centers and parents don't have access to much of what their children are learning. Technology is expensive, not very helpful in improving educational outcomes in reading and math, and, based on this article, can be used to brainwash children.
Launched in 2014, Kiddle bills itself as a visual search engine for kids. It appears prominently in Google searches, often ranking near the top of results. When asked for child-safe educational resources, ChatGPT recommended Kiddle alongside legacy institutions like Encyclopedia Britannica, World Book, National Geographic and the Smithsonian.
“While it boasts far less traffic than other search engines, Kiddle’s role in information infrastructure gives it outsize influence, as schools, libraries, and even PTAs link to the site,” The Daily Wire said. “The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), an association with 100,000 education stakeholders, recommends Kiddle on its website.”
Perhaps more alarming, Kiddle has plans to expand into AI, with a new website, kiddle.ai, already live. Branded as “AI for kids,” the product is scheduled for release in July. Domain Name System (DNS) and hosting records show overlap between kiddle.ai and a subdomain, deepseek.kiddle.co, which references the Chinese communist AI company DeepSeek.
USPIE believes education of young children from preschool to 8th grade should use minimal technology. We frequently refer to the Silicon Valley private schools that have NO technology K-8! It seems that tech executives agree with us about their own kids. This story serves as a warning to all parents: Search engines targeting children may not be as innocent as we are led to believe. In fact, this one seems to be actively reprogramming kids to accept leftist ideology.
To hear more from USPIE’s Founder and President, Sheri Few, tune in to the latest episode of USPIE’s podcast, “Unmasking Government Schools with Sheri Few,” on Tuesday, July 14, where Few is joined by Robert Bortins, CEO of Classical Conversations, an organization empowering families with a classical Christian education model that has served tens of thousands of students worldwide. He is also the co-author of a new book with Alex Newman titled “Woke and Weaponized: How Karl Marx Won the Battle for American Education and How We Can Win It Back.” Listen to “Unmasking Government Schools with Sheri Few” on YouTube, Facebook, Spotify and X.