Facebook on Monday unveiled a version of its Messenger application for children, aimed at enabling kids under 12 to connect with others under parental supervision. Messenger Kids is being rolled out for Apple iOS mobile devices in the United States on a test basis as a standalone video chat and messaging app. The social media giant added it designed the app because many children are going online without safeguards. “Many of us at Facebook are parents ourselves, and it seems we weren’t alone when we realized that our kids were getting online earlier and earlier,” a Facebook statement said. Cheng said Facebook conducted its own research and worked with “over a dozen expert advisors” in building the app.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 04, 2017 16:18 UTC