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Senate tells social media CEOs they have ‘blood on their hands’ for failing to protect children

January 31, 2024

Karissa Bell

The CEOs of Meta, Snap, Discord, X and TikTok testified at a high-stakes Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on child exploitation online. During the hearing, Mark Zuckerberg, Evan Spiegel, Jason Citron, Linda Yaccarino and Shou Chew spent nearly four h…
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author_name|Will Shanklin, Family & Relationships, language|en-US, Parenting, Personal Finance – Lifestyle, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News

Proposed California bill would let parents block algorithmic social feeds for children

January 29, 2024

Will Shanklin

California will float a pair of bills designed to protect children from social media addiction and preserve their private data. The Protecting Youth from Social Media Addiction Act (SB 976) and California Children’s Data Privacy Act (AB 1949) were intr…
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Arts & Entertainment, author_name|Devindra Hardawar, Family & Relationships, language|en-US, Media, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News

Sundance documentary Eternal You shows how AI companies are ‘resurrecting’ the dead

January 26, 2024

Devindra Hardawar

A woman has a text chat with her long-dead lover. A family gets to hear a deceased elder speak again. A mother gets another chance to say goodbye to her child, who died suddenly, via a digital facsimile. This isn’t a preview of the next season of Black Mirror — these are all true stories…
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author_name|Kris Holt, Family & Relationships, language|en-US, Mobile Apps, Personal Investing Ideas & Strategies, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Small Businesses, software, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics

Instagram will start telling night owl teens to close the app and go to sleep

January 18, 2024

Kris Holt

Instagram has revealed its latest mindfulness feature targeted at teens. When a younger user scrolls for more than 10 minutes in the likes of Reels or their direct messages, the app will suggest that they close the app and get to bed. These “Nighttime Nudges” will automatically appear on teens’ accounts and it won’t be…
Read more: Instagram will start telling night owl teens to close the app and go to sleep
author_name|Mariella Moon, Cultural Groups, Family & Relationships, language|en-US, Personal Finance – Lifestyle, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Society & Culture, Tech Industry, Tech News

Discord bans teen dating servers and the sharing of AI-generated CSAM

July 11, 2023

Mariella Moon

Discord has updated its policy meant to protect children and teens on its platform after reports came out that predators have been using the app to create and spread child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), as well as to groom young teens. The platform now explicitly prohibits AI-generated photorealistic CSAM. As The Washington Post recently reported,…
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author_name|Peter Cao, Family & Relationships, language|en-US, Personal Finance – Lifestyle, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News

New Family Center tool gives parents better insight into their teen’s Discord usage

July 11, 2023

Peter Cao

Discord is announcing Family Center, a new tool that will help keep parents and guardians in the loop on what their teens are doing on the platform. The company says the main goal of the tool is to help both teens and parents build better internet habi…
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Arts & Entertainment, author_name|Mariella Moon, Family & Relationships, language|en-US, Media, Personal Finance – Lifestyle, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, software, Tech Industry, Tech News

Facebook adds parental control tools to Messenger

June 27, 2023

Mariella Moon

Meta has added new tools to its Family Center that will allow parents to see and control how their teenage kids are using Messenger. They’ll now be able to view how much time their kid spends on the app, along with their privacy and safety settings. Parents and guardians will be able to see who…
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author_name|Peter Cao, Banking & Budgeting, Family & Relationships, Finance, language|en-US, Personal Checking & Savings, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News

Venmo will soon have accounts for teenagers, with no-fee debit card and ATM access

May 22, 2023

Peter Cao

Parents with teenagers have a new option for managing their kids’ spending money: Venmo has announced a feature it calls Venmo Teen Accounts. This lets parents create accounts for minors aged 13 to 17. It comes with a Venmo Teen Debit Card, which gives parents or guardians an insight into spending, lets them send money…
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author_name|Sarah Fielding, Family & Relationships, language|en-US, Personal Finance – Lifestyle, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, wedding

Etsy launches its own wedding registry service

May 11, 2023

Sarah Fielding

The age of walking around a home goods store with your fiancé scanning items to upload to your registry has long come and gone. Digital wedding registries have sprung up in its place, with most large companies offering one. Now, Etsy has launched a sit…
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author_name|Engadget, Consumer Discretionary, Family & Relationships, Handheld & Connected Devices, language|en-US, Parenting, Personal Finance – Lifestyle, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics

The best tech gifts for new moms

April 26, 2023

Engadget

There’s a lot to keep track of as a new mom. All of a sudden, you’re scrambling to learn how to care for a tiny person, without sleep and with a lot of new responsibilities. It’s a rough adjustment that takes time, patience and probably at least a few …
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Category: Family & Relationships

Senate tells social media CEOs they have ‘blood on their hands’ for failing to protect children

Proposed California bill would let parents block algorithmic social feeds for children

Sundance documentary Eternal You shows how AI companies are ‘resurrecting’ the dead

Instagram will start telling night owl teens to close the app and go to sleep

Discord bans teen dating servers and the sharing of AI-generated CSAM

New Family Center tool gives parents better insight into their teen’s Discord usage

Facebook adds parental control tools to Messenger

Venmo will soon have accounts for teenagers, with no-fee debit card and ATM access

Etsy launches its own wedding registry service

The best tech gifts for new moms

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