In TrendsStock MarketStocks to WatchLPG PriceflydubaiNifty OutlookGold and Silver Prices TodayOil PricesWhatsApp rolls out parental control feature to safeguard teenagersMeta-owned WhatsApp introduces new parental control features to enhance online safety for adolescent users. Parents can manage privacy settings, monitor social connections, and customize Meta AI usageBy CNBCTV18.com October 1, 2026, 12:12:50 PM IST (Published)As the conversation on online safety, especially for children, occupies more social and legislative space, companies at the centre of social media platforms, especially the biggest of them all, Meta, have been under increasing pressure to introduce measures to safeguard online safety.In the light of increased scrutiny, Meta-owned WhatsApp has introduced parental control features designed to enhance platform safety for adolescent users while providing guardians with management capabilities to protect their children's online activities.These controls grant parents the ability to establish appropriate privacy settings for their children's accounts, monitor their social connections, and customise their Meta AI usage parameters.Parents can configure privacy preferences that determine who may view their child's profile picture and which users can add them to group conversations. Any modifications to these settings require parental authorisation through a parent-established PIN.Additionally, parents receive notifications when their teenager joins or exits groups, or when groups containing…
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