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Amazon ‘Digital Day’ offers discounts on movies, ebooks and games

By WTOP Staff

WASHINGTON — Amazon says it’s now offering the biggest savings of the year on digital content as part of its “Annual Digital Day” promotion.

Amazon customers can access more than 5,000 deals across eight categories, including movies and TV shows, ebooks, games and software programs.

This is the second annual Digital Day event. It’s modeled on Amazon’s popular Prime Day, but is strictly focused on digital content.

Among the offers on the site as of Friday morning:

  • “The LEGO Batman Movie” for $9.99 and “Baywatch” for $7.99;
  • “Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian” ebook for $4.99 and up to 80 percent discounts on digital versions of Marvel graphic novels; and
  • H&R Block tax software for $33.74 and McAffee anti-virus software for $15.99.

“The idea behind Amazon Digital Day is to give people discounts on digital content that they can access on digital devices that they may have gotten during the holidays,” said CBS technology analyst Larry Magid. “So, for example, if you got a tablet or a Kindle, you might want some Kindle books to read. And if you got a Roku or any other device to watch digital content on a television set, then perhaps you’d be interested in a discount on some video to watch through that device.”

The US lags other countries in social media restrictions for kids, but a reform push is growing

By The Associated Press
Amy Neville describes Kristin Bride as her “soulmate.” But the day that forged their bond — June 23, 2020 — was the worst of each of their lives. Both Bride and Neville lost their teen sons that day. Their kids lived a thousand miles apart and never met, but they both died from harms related to their social media use. When the two mothers met, early in their advocacy work to protect other kids, Bride said she had felt “totally alone.” But they have since seen the online child safety movement blossom, with scores of other parents who lost kids pursuing stronger social media safeguards and legislation to protect children online. With that momentum, advocates say the tide seems to be turning. A pair of landmark jury verdicts this year showed a way forward for holding tech companies accountable. And while the U.S. is nowhere near embracing social media bans for children like those seen from Australia to Indonesia, a push for regulation is simmering again in Congress.
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