What possible benefit is there to recording a child’s intimacies, storing them in the cloud and making them available to unidentified third parties?

And girls can play as Batman. But feeling safe to do so away from home is a different story.

Socality Barbie emphasises in a beautified way that Instagram submissions all look the same.

Rooti dolls claim to be the first fashion dolls to speak languages from countries ranging from Ghana to Zimbabwe.

Barbie won the battle, but at 50, can she win the war against the little Bratz, asks Lynley Donnelly.

Toy manufacturer Mattel has won -million in damages in a copyright case which pitted its wholesome Barbie doll against the urban Bratz range.

It is a classic tale of industrial espionage: top employees secretly speak to rival firms; computer files are destroyed; billions are at stake.