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WhatsApp Adds Support for Parent-Managed Accounts With Stricter Controls for Children Under 13
WhatsApp has announced a new feature through which parents or guardians would be given more controls to oversee communication settings and restrict various features so that pre-teen users may focus on messaging and calling. Parent-managed accounts are to be rolled out over the coming months. It has been developed with feedback from families and exp...
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Andhra Pradesh Considering Australia-Like Social Media Ban For Children Under 16
Andhra Pradesh Minister for IT, Electronics and Communications Nara Lokesh said he strongly felt that youngsters under a certain age should not be on social media "because they don't understand what they are seeing."
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David Beckham's First Reaction After Son Brooklyn's Explosive 6-Page Note Goes Viral
Legendary English footballer David Beckham admitted that "children make mistakes" as son Brooklyn set social media ablaze with his revelations.
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YouTube CEO Neal Mohan Reveals He Limits His Children's Social Media Use: 'Tend To Be Strict'
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan limits his children's social media use due to concerns over technology's negative impact.
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Parents Can Now Block Meta's Flirty Bots From Talking To Teens
Meta said on Friday it will let parents disable their teens' private chats with AI characters, adding another measure to make its social media platforms safe for minorsafterfiercecriticismoverthe the behaviour of its flirty chatbots.
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"Parents Shamed Her Over Shorts, Talking To Boys": Radhika Yadav's Friend
Radhika Yadav, a 25-year-old tennis player in Gurugram was allegedly shot dead by her father Deepak Yadav. Three days after the chilling murder, one of Radhika's friends shared an emotional video on social media and made some explosive claims.
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Meta Expands 'Teen Accounts' to Facebook, Messenger Amid Children's Online Safety Regulatory Push
Meta's expansion of safety features for teens comes as some lawmakers say they plan to press ahead with proposed legislation, such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), seeking to protect children from social media harms. Meta users under 16 will also not be allowed to disable a feature that automatically blurs images potentially containing nudity ...
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Instagram Brings Teen Accounts With Additional Protections to Users in India
Instagram's Teen Accounts feature is being rolled out in India to improve the safety of younger users. It restricts account functionalities for underage users and requires parental consent for certain settings. Parents of users aged 16 and above can enable supervision features, and offensive words and phrases will be filtered out of messages and co...
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Draft Data Protection Rules Mandate Due Diligence, Explicit Consent for Processing Children's Data
The recently released draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules specify that parent's verifiable consent will have to be obtained by social media or online platforms before children can create any account.
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New York Set To Restrict Social Media Algorithms For Teens: Report
New York is planning to prohibit social media companies from using algorithms to control content to youth without parental consent under a tentative agreement reached by state lawmakers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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WhatsApp Adds Support for Parent-Managed Accounts With Stricter Controls for Children Under 13
WhatsApp has announced a new feature through which parents or guardians would be given more controls to oversee communication settings and restrict various features so that pre-teen users may focus on messaging and calling. Parent-managed accounts are to be rolled out over the coming months. It has been developed with feedback from families and exp...
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Andhra Pradesh Considering Australia-Like Social Media Ban For Children Under 16
Andhra Pradesh Minister for IT, Electronics and Communications Nara Lokesh said he strongly felt that youngsters under a certain age should not be on social media "because they don't understand what they are seeing."
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David Beckham's First Reaction After Son Brooklyn's Explosive 6-Page Note Goes Viral
Legendary English footballer David Beckham admitted that "children make mistakes" as son Brooklyn set social media ablaze with his revelations.
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YouTube CEO Neal Mohan Reveals He Limits His Children's Social Media Use: 'Tend To Be Strict'
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan limits his children's social media use due to concerns over technology's negative impact.
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Parents Can Now Block Meta's Flirty Bots From Talking To Teens
Meta said on Friday it will let parents disable their teens' private chats with AI characters, adding another measure to make its social media platforms safe for minorsafterfiercecriticismoverthe the behaviour of its flirty chatbots.
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"Parents Shamed Her Over Shorts, Talking To Boys": Radhika Yadav's Friend
Radhika Yadav, a 25-year-old tennis player in Gurugram was allegedly shot dead by her father Deepak Yadav. Three days after the chilling murder, one of Radhika's friends shared an emotional video on social media and made some explosive claims.
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Meta Expands 'Teen Accounts' to Facebook, Messenger Amid Children's Online Safety Regulatory Push
Meta's expansion of safety features for teens comes as some lawmakers say they plan to press ahead with proposed legislation, such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), seeking to protect children from social media harms. Meta users under 16 will also not be allowed to disable a feature that automatically blurs images potentially containing nudity ...
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Instagram Brings Teen Accounts With Additional Protections to Users in India
Instagram's Teen Accounts feature is being rolled out in India to improve the safety of younger users. It restricts account functionalities for underage users and requires parental consent for certain settings. Parents of users aged 16 and above can enable supervision features, and offensive words and phrases will be filtered out of messages and co...
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Draft Data Protection Rules Mandate Due Diligence, Explicit Consent for Processing Children's Data
The recently released draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules specify that parent's verifiable consent will have to be obtained by social media or online platforms before children can create any account.
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New York Set To Restrict Social Media Algorithms For Teens: Report
New York is planning to prohibit social media companies from using algorithms to control content to youth without parental consent under a tentative agreement reached by state lawmakers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
