കൗമാരക്കാരുടെ വാട്സ്ആപ്പ് ഉപയോഗം സുരക്ഷിതമാക്കാൻ പുതിയ പാരന്റൽ കൺട്രോൾ സംവിധാനവുമായി മെറ്റ. ഗ്രൂപ്പുകൾ, ചാനലുകൾ, സ്റ്റാറ്റസ് എന്നിവയിൽ നിയന്ത്രണം ഏർപ്പെടുത്താനും സുരക്ഷാ അലേർട്ടുകൾ ലഭിക്കാനും ഇത് സഹായിക്കും. വ്യക്തിഗത സന്ദേശങ്ങളുടെ എൻഡ്-ടു-എൻഡ് എൻക്രിപ്ഷൻ തുടരുമെന്നും, മാതാപിതാക്കൾക്ക് ആവശ്യമെങ്കിൽ ഈ ഓപ്ഷനുകൾ മാറ്റുകയോ ഒഴിവാക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യാമെന്നും കമ്പനി വ്യ
WhatsApp has introduced optional parental controls for teens, allowing parents to manage privacy settings, group activity, Channels, Status and Meta AI access. The move comes at a time when Meta's products are facing intense scrutiny over the harm they cause to children and young people.
Earlier this week, Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp announced that it is launching new parental controls for teens. The move comes at a time when Meta is facing intense scrutiny worldwide over the addictive designs of its platforms and the harm they can cause to young people.
In a blog post, WhatsApp wrote, "Today we're introducing parental controls for teens - a set of flexible, optional tools that parents and teens can set up together to help families choose the WhatsApp experience that's right for them."
With parental controls in place, parents will be able to receive notifications when their teen joins or exits a group, as well as when a group the teen belongs to sees a significant increase in members. They will also be able to control how their teen uses Channels, decide whose Status updates the teen can view, and manage who can see the teen's own Status.
The controls can be set up using a single PIN and include alerts to help parents stay informed. Since the needs of each family may differ, the controls are optional, allowing parents to decide how much supervision their teen requires and change or disable the settings whenever they choose. WhatsApp said that even when parental controls are enabled, teens' personal messages and calls remain protected by end-to-end encryption, meaning only people in the conversation can access them.
Since then, the company has introduced several features aimed at improving child safety across its platforms. According to a TechCrunch report, Meta has rolled out content controls, parental controls for interactions with Meta AI, and pre-teen accounts on WhatsApp. It has also started notifying parents when their children search for self-harm-related content on Instagram.