New parental control tools come amid a teen mental health crisis some experts say has been fueled by social media. A recent graduate of the University of Minnesota, Nina started at CNET writing ...

Meta announced new parental control tools across Instagram, Facebook and Messenger today. This includes a new parental supervision hub in Messenger, a feature that pre-emptively blocks unwanted DMs on ...

No matter how hard we may try to resist it, at some point our kids will get their hands on a tablet and then a smartphone. The best thing parents can do is to be prepared for this stage—and have open ...

In an effort to safeguard the ChatGPT experience for teens, OpenAI is now offering parental controls. The new feature will start rolling out to all ChatGPT users on Monday. Parents must have their own ...

Sony is finally catching up to something Nintendo and Microsoft have had for years. The new PlayStation Family app mainly serves as a mobile extension of on-console parental controls. However, parents ...

The logo of the ChatGPT app can be seen on the display of a smartphone on Sept. 2, 2025. The logo of the ChatGPT app can be seen on the display of a smartphone on Sept. 2, 2025.Matthias Balk—Getty ...

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On Tuesday, OpenAI announced plans to roll out parental controls for ChatGPT and route sensitive mental health conversations to its simulated reasoning models, following what the company has called ...

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A report says a major parental control feature has been broken for months. Apple says it’s aware of the situation and updates are coming. A report says a major parental control feature has been broken ...