FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- Oberlin Cable Co-op Introduces Bark to Safeguard Online Activities for Children and Community Members

November 15th, 2023
Oberlin, Ohio

Oberlin Cable Co-op is proud to announce a new addition to its Digital Equity and Inclusive initiatives, designed to protect children and community members from the potential dangers associated with online activities. In a effort to create a safer digital environment, we are now offering Bark, a comprehensive parental control tool.
In collaboration with The City of Oberlin's Equity Division, we are delighted to make Bark available to our members at a special rate of just $4.95 per month, a significant 60% discount off the retail price. This initiative has garnered the endorsement of the Oberlin Police Chief and has received widespread support from local schools, libraries, and various community partners who share our commitment to enhancing online safety in Oberlin.

About Bark
Bark is the leading monitoring and parental control tool that equips families to navigate the digital age while ensuring a secure online environment for their children. With Bark's comprehensive parental controls, parents can actively monitor content, manage screen time, filter websites, and track location providing peace of mind while their children are online.
Bark operates discreetly in the background, scanning your child's online activities. It sends alerts in the event it detects any concerning issues, such as potential predators, explicit content, bullying, depression, and more.
Bark extends its monitoring capabilities to cover over 35 of today's most popular apps and social media platforms. For a comprehensive list of the applications Bark monitors, please visit here.

To join Oberlin Cable Co-op and start using Bark, please visit our website at https://www.oberlin.net/bark or contact our dedicated team at 440-775-4001.

Together, let's forge a safer and more secure digital environment for everyone in Oberlin.

Email scam alert.
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And yes, we are watching out for our membership, even on our day off.

Here is the email being sent:

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You will continue to receive this warning message periodically,
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ensure that you will continue to be able to receive in coming email.
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it will be returned to the sender. After you read a message, it is
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Attention Cable Co-op Members: It has come to our attention that Roku had a recent update on the Roku Televisions. This update is full of issues including the inability to use your QAM tuner correctly. This means if you were watching our cable tv channels via a qam tuner, you are using either dashes or dots, such as 53.1 or 53-1. If you have one of our cable boxes you will notice no issues. This is a Roku TV issue and not related to Cable Co-op. The easiest way to fix this is to get one of our cable tv boxes. If you do not want to do this and are experiencing this issue, please contact Roku.