Most of us can remember growing up and calling friends on the family phone to talk about homework or summer plans. Today, many households don’t even have a landline. Kids may not have their own phones ...

Facebook’s kid-friendly messaging app, Messenger Kids, is expanding to its first countries outside the U.S. today, with launches in Canada and Peru. It’s also introducing French and Spanish versions ...

GamesBeat Next's on-demand library is now live! Start catching up on the 30+ sessions you might have missed. Watch Now In December 2017, Facebook launched Messenger Kids, a child-friendly alternative ...

NEW YORK -- Facebook is 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 free app is ...

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 ...

Messenger Kids gets the slightly better privacy feature as a trade-off for needing approval before starting a conversation. Though paranoid adults can download the app and attach it to their actual ...

(CNN Money) -- 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 ...

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A coalition of organizations, led by Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, has issued an open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, asking him to "discontinue Messenger Kids, Facebook’s first ...