Today Facebook unveiled Messenger Kids, a new kids-only version of Messenger for children under 13 who aren’t old enough to have a Facebook account of their own but still want to chat with friends and ...

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Facebook has announced new tools and features for parents to manage their child’s experience in Messenger Kids. Parents can access the new features in the Messenger Kids Parent Dashboard in the ...

Facebook is coming for your kids.The social media giant is launching a messaging app for children to chat with their parents and with friends approved by their parents.The free app is aimed at kids ...

Facebook’s Messenger Kids app—the kind of app you put on your child’s device to ensure they can only talk to approved contacts—had a not-so-helpful bug that allowed strangers to interact with kids.

Social distancing doesn’t mean social isolation. It’s important to keep in touch with friends and family, and Messenger from Facebook is here to help. Yes, you need a Facebook account, but it’s ...

The app is like training wheels for social media. It's sort of like training wheels for social media. That's a pretty accurate way of explaining what Facebook's app -- Messenger Kids -- is. It's ...

Meta (formerly Facebook) knows it has to attract younger users Meta (formerly Facebook) knows it has to attract younger users Facebook parent company Meta has launched new activities on its Messenger ...

Facebook’s messaging app for families with children, Messenger Kids, is being updated today with new tools and features to give parents more oversight and control over their kids’ chats. Now, parents ...

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