(CBS Local) - Facebook says it wants children to be able to take a time out from its Messenger Kids app. On Friday, the company introduced "sleep mode" for its chat app designed specifically for ...

Facebook Messenger parental controls have long been available for Messenger Kids – the special version of the chat app designed for children below 13 years of age – but not for teens. This has now ...

Facebook 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 under 13, who can't yet have their own accounts ...

Child development advocates are calling on Facebook to discontinue its new Messenger Kids app, which is targeted at 6 to 12 year olds. On Tuesday, more than a dozen organizations and about 100 health ...

Facebook Messenger Kids, the free chat app designed specifically for your little ones, on Wednesday expanded its reach to more than 70 new markets and added a number of helpful new features. It’s now ...

Today, Facebook ( <a href="http://www.facebook.com" id="1b16132f-2856-31f7-a2d1-2443a004d76a"> www.facebook.com </a> ) is rolling out Messenger Kids, a video chat and ...

The app was supposed to serve as a “fun, safer solution” for kids online. Report: Messenger Kids advocates were Facebook-funded A growing chorus of academics, parents, and technologists has been ...

Facebook is eyeing a whole new demographic: kids. The social network on Monday announced a new standalone app called Messenger Kids. It targets children ages six to 12. The app allows young users to ...

The FTC said Wednesday that Meta violated a 2020 privacy agreement with practices around its Messenger Kids app. Parents allegedly did not have as much control as advertised over who their kids talked ...