NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) - Is Facebook 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 ...

Facebook is launching Messenger Kids in dozens of new markets from today and adding a handful of new features to make it easier for kids to connect with friends and family without parents' direct ...

Parenting in the age of COVID-19 has highlighted a problem for many households: the loneliness that comes with social distancing. Children, just like adults, thrive on human interaction and aren't ...

Messenger Kids is a messaging and video-call app for children by Facebook, similar to its Messenger but with more protections. The app, which was created in 2017 for children under 13 who cannot have ...

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I'll get to what's wrong with Messenger Kids shortly, but let's start with what the various articles do cover: Messenger Kids creates protected Facebook Messenger accounts for pre-teens where bad ...

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 ...

Two Democratic senators sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, expressing concern about what they called a "design flaw" in the Facebook Messenger for Kids app. The app is ...

A new report from The Verge details how Facebook’s Messenger Kids application has been failing at its single purpose. The report explains that by using group chats, children were able to enter ...

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 ...