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WhatsApp tightens safety features for teenage users
Original: WhatsApp tightens safety for teens
WhatsApp is strengthening safety protections for teenagers on its platform. The move is part of a broader push by major technology companies to improve safeguards for younger users, including tighter privacy controls and limits on unwanted contact. Details of the specific measures and their rollout remain limited, but the change signals growing scrutiny of how messaging apps protect minors.
Why now: Technology companies are under increasing pressure to show they are protecting younger users, making any new teen safety measures newsworthy.
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- WhatsApp tightens safety for teens · gadget.co.za
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