AI monitors children's use of SNS and smartphones at a time when the risk of bullying and truancy increases.
- The following is content from the press release -
Adora Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Naoto Tomita, CEO; hereinafter "Adora"), provider of the AI smartphone app "KodomoMo" for parents and children, announces that it will start offering KodomoMo's Premium Plan (normally 790 yen/month, tax included) at no additional charge within the "U12 Value Plan" to be launched on September 1 by KDDI Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Hiroji Matsuda, CEO & President; hereinafter "KDDI"). (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Hiroshi Matsuda, President and CEO; hereinafter "KDDI") will start offering Kodomo Premium Plan (normally 790 yen/month including tax) at no additional charge under its "U12 Value Plan" to be launched on September 1, 2012. In conjunction with this, au stores, including approximately 2,000 au shops* nationwide, will begin providing in-store information and accepting applications for the service, and online applications will begin sequentially on September 1.
(*) Total number of au Style / au Shop / UQ Spot stores.
Background - The September 1 Issue
According to data from the Cabinet Office, September 1, the day after summer vacation, is known as the day when the highest number of children stop going to school and commit suicide(*1) during the year. In addition, about 70% of children say they are unable to confide their problems to those around them(*2). Codomamo will be offered to many families through au to help create an environment where children's SOS can be captured and detected, and where the watchful eye can be strengthened at home and at school.
What is Codomomo?
KodomoMomo is an AI application created through an industry-academia-government collaboration between Aichi Prefectural Police and Fujita Medical University to protect children from various problems such as cyber bullying and crimes on smartphones. To date, it has been downloaded by more than 160,000 parents and children, and has detected and notified parents of more than 10,000 cases of dangerous chatting and signs of sexual selfies. Kodomo Momo has also been sold at some docomo stores in Japan.
Features of Codomomo
KodomoMomo is the only smartphone application in Japan that can detect dangerous chat on LINE and other services (AI-based detection of cyberbullying, slander, suicidal thoughts, and sexual crimes, and notification to parents) on children's iPhone and Android smartphones. In addition to dangerous chat detection, KodomoMo also provides a variety of other functions, such as checking a child's current location and movement history, detecting walking smartphones, managing smartphone usage time, and detecting sexual selfies.
Representative Comment (Naoto Tomita, Representative Director, Adora Corporation)
Adora will continue its efforts to create a safe Internet environment for young people through stakeholder collaboration, Adora will continue its efforts to create a safe Internet environment for youth through stakeholder collaboration."
About Employment Opportunities
Adora is hiring for a variety of positions. Casual interviews are available, so if you are interested, please contact us at the URL below.
https://link.kodomamo.com/hr-form-pr
Overview of Adora Corporation
Company name: Adora Corporation
Representative: Naoto TOMITA
Establishment: July 21, 2023
Official site:https://www.kodomamo.com/
Address: Sumitomo Fudosan Toranomon Tower 2F G-STA SQUARE, 2-2-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Reference materials:
*1 https://www.mext.go.jp/content/20200824-mext_jidou01-000009294_011.pdf
*2 https://resemom.jp/article/2025/02/07/80706.html
