Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. YouTube is introducing new parental controls on youth accounts that it says could limit how long kinds spend scrolling. The latest ...

Children are getting smartphones and tablets at young ages, and there’s a growing requirement for teens and pre-teens to go online for school assignments and classroom projects. Add in gaming and kids ...

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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 ...

Parental controls have been a major focus in January 2026, and YouTube is the latest platform to step in with new safety-focused updates. With YouTube Shorts evolving into a core product, kids are ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ubiquitous online video game Roblox is adding new content moderation tools designed to give parents greater control over how their children use the game. In an email sent to parents who manage ...

Parental control apps help you keep tabs on your kids’ online activities and ensure they don’t encounter inappropriate content. They act as digital companions as kids surf the web, blocking harmful ...

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