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Oct. 17 (UPI) --Social media giant Meta said Friday its unrolling new parental features for teen interactions with AI characters on its digital platforms. Parents in coming months will be able to turn ...

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A little over a year ago, social media companies were put on notice for how they protect, or fail to protect, their youngest users. In a series of congressional hearings, executives from Facebook, ...

In January, chief executives of the top social media companies went before Congress to answer questions about online child exploitation. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, turned around during the hearing ...

A smartphone gives your child some independence, whether that’s talking to their friends, using apps they want to use, or ...

Google on Wednesday announced a series of updates for its parental control software Google Family Link and a plan to test new machine-learning techniques to estimate users’ ages so it could apply more ...

It seemingly took press attention for Apple to address the languishing parental control issue. It seemingly took press attention for Apple to address the languishing parental control issue. is a ...

TikTok is once again expanding its parental control options, launching new Family Pairing features that allow parents and guardians greater control over screen time and access to their kids' followers ...

In the long-running Android vs. iOS competition, iPhones have historically had the edge in terms of parental controls: They've been a bit more straightforward and intuitive, and easier for caregivers ...

Meta announced new parental control tools across Instagram, Facebook and Messenger today. This includes a new parental supervision hub in Messenger, a feature that pre-emptively blocks unwanted DMs on ...

Starting next year Instagram will let parents stop teens from chatting with AI characters entirely. Starting next year Instagram will let parents stop teens from chatting with AI characters entirely.