WhatsApp expands parental controls to teen accounts with group alerts, Meta AI restrictions

September 30, 2026 · 1:01 pm 3 sources

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• WhatsApp introduces optional parental controls for teenagers
  BBC News · September 30, 2026 13:01
  The social messaging app will let parents decide on privacy settings for their child's account.

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• WhatsApp adds new parental controls for teen accounts
  TechCrunch · September 30, 2026 13:50
  Parents can limit how teens use channels, whose Status they can see, who can see their Status updates, and control who can add teens to groups.

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• WhatsApp expands parental controls to teen accounts with group alerts, Meta AI restrictions
  9to5Mac · October 1, 2026 02:09
  After introducing parent-managed accounts for pre-teens earlier this year, WhatsApp today expanded its parental controls to teen accounts, adding group activity alerts and additional restrictions for Meta AI. Here are the details. more…