Meta activates parents' alert feature when searching for self-harm content
Meta introduces a new proactive safety feature that alerts parents if their teens repeatedly search for terms related to self-harm or suicide.
Instagram to alert parents if teens repeatedly search self-harm terms
Instagram will begin notifying parents when their teenagers repeatedly search for terms related to self-harm and suicide as part of a new initiative amid ongoing legal scrutiny of the platform's impact on youth.
Instagram to Immediately Notify Parents if Teens Search for 'Suicide and Self-Harm'
Instagram is implementing a service to alert parents if teens repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm-related terms.
Instagram will alert parents whose teenage children repeatedly search for information about suicide
Instagram will notify parents if their teenagers repeatedly search for terms associated with suicide or self-harm, provided they are enrolled in the parental supervision program.
Parents across UK to get new Instagram notifications about their kids' app usage
Instagram is set to notify parents in the UK about their children's searches for suicide or self-harm terms as part of a new supervision tool.
‘If I don’t give him the cell phone, he throws a tantrum’: reform to the Childhood Code seeks to curb the use of social networks among minors under 15 years
A proposed reform in Ecuador aims to regulate social media usage for minors under 15, requiring companies to verify ages and promoting parental controls.
See the message that Google sends to children for their 13th birthday, parents outraged
Google has faced accusations of grooming children for profit by emailing those under 13 about how to disable parental controls upon turning 13, leading to public outrage.
Google under criticism. Messages sent to children under 13 to turn off parental controls
Google has faced criticism for sending emails to children under 13, informing them that they can disable parental controls on their birthdays, prompting accusations of circumventing parents for profit.
32 million likes: 5-year-old hacks parental control on YouTube Kids
A father from Florida revealed how his five-year-old son bypassed parental controls on YouTube using Siri, leading to a viral video with over 32 million likes.
WhatsApp introduces parental controls with a secondary account: the news to protect minors
WhatsApp is introducing parental controls through a secondary account to help parents monitor their children's activities and enhance their safety against potential dangers online.
Texas father rescues kidnapped 15-year-old daughter after tracking her phone’s location
A Texas father successfully located and rescued his 15-year-old daughter, who was kidnapped while walking her dog, using the parental controls on her cell phone.
How to keep your children safer online – a guide to parental controls on iPhone and Android phones
The article provides guidance on using parental controls available on smartphones to ensure that children access age-appropriate content online.