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The father of a teenage girl who deputies say was kidnapped on Christmas Day found her using his phone’s parental controls, according to authorities in Texas. A 15-year-old girl was reported kidnapped ...

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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- There are 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot for this upcoming election on November 4th. Among them is State Proposition 15, which would codify parental rights in the ...

Now children exposed the internet at earlier age than ever before. Eventhought technology provides educational and social benefits, But also brings many risks such as cyberbullying, inappropriate ...

A new bill in Florida seeks to require parental consent for minors to receive treatment for sexually transmissible diseases. The proposal would also require parental consent for minors to access ...

Meta has announced new supervision tools for parents to get insights and more control on their teens activity on platforms like Instagram and Facebook. It includes their kids interaction with AI ...

Meta is adding parental controls for kids’ interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots — including the ability to turn off one-on-one chats with AI characters altogether — beginning early next ...

Oct. 17 (UPI) --Social media giant Meta said Friday its unrolling new parental features for teen interactions with AI characters on its digital platforms. Parents in coming months will be able to turn ...

Meta announced new safety features that will allow parents to see and manage how their teenagers interact with the company's AI characters. Parents will be able to turn off chats with AI characters ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...