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WhatsApp adds new parental controls for teen accounts
Publisher description: Parents can limit how teens use channels, whose Status they can see, who can see their Status updates, and control who can add teens to groups.
TechCrunch | Sep 30, 2026 | Ivan Mehta
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WhatsApp is introducing new parental controls that could allow guardians to keep a tab on who their teens interact with, and also choose content settings for Meta AI chats. Besides these settings, parents can also set content settings for Meta AI. This year, it has rolled out movie rating-inspired content controls, launched parental controls for interactions with Meta AI, added pre-teen accounts on WhatsApp, and started alerting parents if their children search for self-harm content on Instagram.
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