WhatsApp introduces parent-managed accounts for pre-teens

"WhatsApp unveiled parent-managed accounts for pre-teens. These are currently rolling out globally, and they come with new controls to limit pre-teens' WhatsApp experience to messaging and calling. Parents will set up the pre-teen's account, and the account will be controlled by the parent, including by deciding who can contact the account and which groups they can join."

"Parents can also review message requests from unknown contacts and manage the account's privacy settings. All of this is gated by a parent PIN on the managed account. To use it, download WhatsApp on your child's device and when setting up an account you need to select More options and then 'Create a parent-managed account'."

WhatsApp has introduced parent-managed accounts designed for pre-teens, now rolling out worldwide. These accounts restrict functionality to messaging and calling only. Parents establish and control the account, determining who can contact their child and which groups they can join. Parents can review message requests from unknown contacts and adjust privacy settings, all protected by a parent PIN. Setup requires downloading WhatsApp on the child's device, selecting the parent-managed account option during registration, verifying the child's phone number and age, and scanning a QR code to link accounts and create a six-digit PIN.

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