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Google Expands Play Age Signals API to Global Rollout

The tool lets parents share a child's age range through Family Link so apps can adjust content without collecting IDs or exact birthdates.

Google Brings Built-In Parental Controls to All Android 17 Phones

Roblox Rolls Out Age‑Based Accounts and Verification

Apple Previews Child Accounts and Expanded Parental Controls for iOS 27

Apple Overhauls Screen Time With New Cross‑Platform Parental Controls

Netflix Launches Playground, a Standalone Ad-Free Kids App With Games and Parental Controls

WhatsApp Introduces Parent-Managed Accounts for Preadolescents

WhatsApp Introduces Parent-Managed Accounts for 10–12-Year-Olds

JAMA Pediatrics Review Ties Heavy Social Media Use to Poorer Youth Mental Health and Schooling

Australia to Enforce Under‑16 Social Media Ban on Dec. 10 as YouTube Calls Plan Rushed

Character.AI to Ban Under-18s From Open Chat on Nov. 25

New Data Shows Teens Spend Far More Time With AI Companions, Often in Sexualized Chats

Mexico’s Cyber Police Warn Parents Against ‘Sharenting’ as School Year Begins

Sage Mobile iPhone Opens UK Pre-Orders at £99/Month With Apple-Backed Safety Limits

TikTok Introduces Parental Controls to Limit Teen Usage

Meta Expands Horizon Worlds Access to Preteens