Facebook is a huge and most used social platform in the world and most users are from the Philippines. Yup the Filipinos are known to be the capital of social media users in the world. As many of our economic success, entertainment, news are from the internet.
Now, Facebook had launched the new “Messenger Kinds”, its an app that allows children six to 12 years old to use video chat and messaging features in a parent-controlled environment, to provide children a safer avenue to communicate with their peers during the pandemic.
The app was initially rolled out in the US in 2017 and currently has 7 million users globally. This is due to the pandemic making the children more connected online than reality because of many lockdown implementations around the globe.
Messenger Kids allows children to use Messenger features, including video chats and messaging, but does not create an actual Facebook account for the child as Facebook regulations only allow children aged 13 and up to register for an account.
And since kids aged 12 and below cannot set up a Facebook account, Messenger Kids can only be used by a child once the app — downloaded on the child’s device — has been authenticated using their parent’s Facebook account. Parents also get to control which features their child can have access to and can also manage their child’s contact list. The app also does not have ads nor in-app purchases.
To create the app, Facebook said they have been working with a team of experts in “online safety, child development, and media” and has consulted child safety advocates and educators to “ensure that the Messenger Kids app balances parental control with features that help kids learn how to connect responsibly online,” according to a release.
Facebook Messenger Kids is now available for download via the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.
Sources: datareportal.com, bworldonline.com
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