Topic: digital parenting
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Meta Blocks Teens From Messaging Its AI Characters
Meta is temporarily blocking teenagers from interacting with its AI characters to develop a new, improved version with integrated parental controls for both adults and younger users. The decision was driven by parental feedback requesting more oversight, leading the company to prioritize building...
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Limit Your Child's YouTube Shorts Screen Time
YouTube has introduced a mandatory daily time limit for the Shorts feed on kids' and teens' accounts, which parents can set and the young users cannot alter. The platform is enhancing parental controls with custom "Bedtime" and "Take a break" reminders and an updated account creation flow that le...
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Is YouTube Kids Good Enough For You ?
The family initially used YouTube Kids for safe, engaging content but grew concerned over the algorithm's promotion of repetitive, low-quality videos, leading to its removal from all devices. Despite robust parental controls, the platform suffers from a serious quality issue, with many "education...
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