This mesh of live action and animation, with paper cut-outs prevalent, tells the story of a boy who becomes an orphan and goes through the emotional rigors of enduring multiple foster homes, court proceedings and a sense of abandonment. But through volunteers and donations, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is able to help the lad through a daunting maze which typically entails moving from one foster home to the next, working with five or six case workers, multiple lawyers and having to be heard by different judges along the way.
CASA, though, eventually, finds a permanent home, a loving family and stability for the youngster as the organization’s slogan concludes this minute-long PSA, “Lift up a child’s voice. Lift up a life.”
Mode Project produced this PSA, with an ensemble of talent that included CG project lead Stefan Draht and producer Kate Soczka. Agency was EPIC (Engaging Philanthropy Inspiring Creatives) which was connected to Mode Project via design studio liaison Thirst.
Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance
Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.
The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.
"This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."
The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."
And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.
Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.
Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.
Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."
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