TORONTO – Groupe Média TFO is partnering with France-based search engine Qwant to offer Canadian youth secure browsing.
Qwant Junior, scheduled to debut in Canada later this year, is a search engine specifically designed for children 6-12 years of age. It does not retain search history or track users, and uses content detection systems to filter out search results that can lead to inappropriate content such as pornography, violence or drugs. Video content that is accessible on the site is played directly on the site.
Groupe Média TFO said Monday that its decision to work with Qwant will allow it extend its presence beyond Canada and provide French digital and educational content to international audience.
"We constantly seek opportunities to deliver value added solutions for parents, teachers and students in Ontario and elsewhere," said Groupe Média TFO president and CEO Glenn O' Farrell, in the news release. "Parents have long trusted Groupe Média TFO to provide French educational content that is dynamic, diverse, and appropriate for children. Having Qwant Junior as a partner aligns with our core values and will enable us to continue to be a leader in the digital space while providing children and parents with a secure environment for their online searches."
Designed and developed in France, Qwant is the first European search engine with its own indexing technology, which protects the privacy of its users by refusing all tracking devices, including for advertising. Contrary to the main search engines on the market, Qwant does not install cookies on the user browser, does not seek to know who the user is or what he/she does, and does not keep individual logs of user queries.
