News & Reviews:   parental control

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is intensifying efforts to promote the use of parental control tools as part of its broader Safe Internet Campaign, aimed at encouraging safer digital habits among Malaysian families. The initiative reflects growing concerns over children’s exposure to harmful online content, cyber threats, and excessive screen time as internet usage among younger users continues to rise nationwide.

Parents can now control the YouTube Shorts scrolling time limit settings for their teens, from 15 minutes to two hours , with a zero-minute option coming soon. So, what should you know about it?

It's important for parents to have greater control over what their children can see or do. Some parents also find it important to ensure their kids don't spend too much time chatting online. With WhatsApp, the next update could offer some privacy for a child's account.

Got an impressionable child who's too tech-savvy for your liking? Kid-friendly platforms like YouTube Kids are meant to solve that. However, children can bypass the YouTube Kids age restriction on Smart TVs by switching profiles.

YouTube launched a new supervision feature that allows parents and guardians to link their accounts to children's accounts through the Family Center hub. Launching globally this week, the Family Center hub lets parents see activity on kids' channels. That includes the number of uploads, subscriptions and comments.

Not only do adults and teenagers need music in life, but kids also need them too. The largest music streaming company, Spotify, has now launched Spotify Kids in the US, Canada, and France to bring a library of songs that is curated just for kids. The standalone app doesn’t just come with kids’ favourite bops, it also features a colourful interface for them to interact with.

Weird things happen all the time but catching a minor behind the wheel is definitely not something you see often. Some police who were out patrolling the streets of Lancaster in Blackpool (England) came upon an unusual sight: An 11-year-old driving in a car park lot.

When it comes to kids, you never know what they're doing on their phones these days. That's why many parents want to have a form of control over their activities, even the digital ones. Being a popular app with kids, TikTok has made the decision to provide more app control to parents.