In response to an open letter penned by investors asking Apple to improve parental controls on iOS, Apple said that they will indeed develop new parental control features which should be coming to iOS in the future.
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Investors ask Apple to dramatically improve iOS’s parental control features
Two major investors on Monday issued an open letter to Apple, titled “Think Differently About Kids,” to urge the Cupertino company to do more to protect children from smartphone addiction and potentially improve the parental control features on iPhone and iPads.
Facebook rolls out Messenger for kids with parental controls
Facebook on Monday announced it's releasing a preview of a brand new children-focused Messenger app in the United States which parents can remotely monitor and manage using a set of appropriately designed parental controls.
YouTube Kids gets new parental controls, profiles & adaptive UI
Google's kid-focused YouTube app received a major update today with a brand new look and feel. Amongst its other enhancements are profiles for each child, plus new parental controls.