Review

Northpole

Common Sense Media says

Christmas-centric playground with safe seasonal activities.
Age
7
Quality
 
  • Consumerism2
    The site features external ads on most pages for companies like bidz.com and charities like the Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking0
    Not applicable.
  • Privacy & safety4
    Users can chat with the site's elves without even entering their name; in fact, kids can remain pretty anonymous when using almost all sections of the site.
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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this Christmas-themed site has made an effort to make sure kids have a safe experience. Kids can chat with digital elves, but they only receive pre-determined responses (kids can enter bad words, but they don't appear on screen and the elf won't respond to them). Some ads appear on the sides of the site.

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January 1, 2011
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My little sister plays on here all the time. It's educational and fun for her at the same time.
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Kid, 12 years old
December 7, 2012
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Perverted Elves
If your kids do some browsing, they'll discover that Santa is fake. When I did Elfchat, he said he masturbated and he asked me how old I was.
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