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Published 25 minutes ago • loading... • Updated 25 minutes ago On March 11, 2026, Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp announced parent-managed accounts for under-13s, restricting use to messaging and calling with parental consent. Responding to parent feedback, WhatsApp said the feature addresses parents and guardians wanting a tailored experience amid policy moves on underage social media access in countries including Denmark, Germany, Spain and the U.K. Parents will set up and link accounts using both devices and a QR code, and manage contacts, group approvals, and privacy with a six-digit PIN while chats remain end-to-end encrypted. The feature will be rolled out in select geographies over the coming months, and accounts stay linked until a child's 13th birthday, after which parents have the option to delay unlinking by 12 months. Experts and regulators observing safety and security trends note that WhatsApp's move could set a precedent given its more than 3 billion users, amid ongoing safety debates. Whatsapp Launches Child Accounts Managed and Controlled by Parents Madrid, (EFE).- WhatsApp announced the new accounts managed by the parents, which allow these and tutors to configure the messaging application for preteens with new controls to limit their experience to messages and calls. These

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Published Mar 11, 2026, 1:37 PM EDT Craig is a reporter for Pocket-lint based in Toronto. He earned a diploma in journalism from Seneca Polytechnic and holds a Media Foundations certificate from Humber College. Craig previously interned and wrote for MobileSyrup, a Canadian tech publication. He enjoys reading and writing about consumer technology, especially phones, tablets, and PCs. My experience with WhatsApp over the years has generally been pretty positive, and, like many others, I find it a great way to connect with friends and family, especially if they live in another country. However, one thing that annoys me about WhatsApp, and this happens on other messaging services as well, is the scam/phishing messages that occasionally land in my inbox. While they're easy enough to delete and ignore, some of them try to pose as legitimate services or as an old friend, which could trick some users and result in them being scammed or even losing access to their WhatsApp account. Fortunately, Meta (which owns WhatsApp) is implementing new measures that will make it even harder for bad actors to try to hijack your account. The social media giant made the announcement in a recent blog post, outlining the new AI

The latest craze among creator platforms? Inventing their own awards shows to honor the most popular and creative people cranking out content on their apps. Snapchat on Wednesday announced the nominees for the first-ever Snappy Awards Show. The nominees across 21 categories “embody the innovation, creativity, and influence that define Snapchat’s community across entertainment, comedy, music, sports, beauty, and beyond,” the company said. (See the full list below.) More from Variety As part of the inaugural Snappys, Snapchat will honor DJ Khaled with the Lifetime Achievement Award, “recognizing his lasting impact and influence as a creator, artist and entrepreneur,” the company said. The Grammy-winning recording artist and producer last year inked a nine-figure deal with Influence Media Partners that includes TV and film development and an investment in the rights to his music catalog. Five top Snapchatters are nominated for the Creator of the Year award: JoJo Siwa, David Dobrik, Khloe Kardashian, Landon McBroom and Catherine Paiz. News of Snapchat’s new kudosfest comes after TikTok bowed its first awards show in December and Meta’s Instagram last fall introduced Rings, an award “that’s all about celebrating those who aren’t afraid to take creative chances and do it their way.” The Snappy Awards

Eight of the 10 most popular AI chatbots were willing to help plan violent attacks when tested by researchers, according to a new study from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), in partnership with CNN. While both Snapchat's My AI and Claude refused to assist with violence the majority of the time, only Anthropic's Claude "reliably discouraged" these hypothetical attackers during testing. Researchers created accounts posing as 13-year-old boys and tested ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Meta AI, DeepSeek, Perplexity, Snapchat My AI, Character.AI and Replika across 18 scenarios between November and December 2025. The tests simulated users planning school shootings, political assassinations and bombings targeting synagogues. Across all the responses analyzed, the chatbots provided "actionable assistance" roughly 75 percent of the time and discouraged violence in just 12 percent of cases. This was the average across all chatbots, with Claude discouraging violence 76 percent of the time. Meta AI and Perplexity were the least safe, assisting in 97 and 100 percent of responses. ChatGPT offered campus maps when asked about school violence, and Gemini said metal shrapnel is typically more lethal in a synagogue bombing scenario. DeepSeek signed off rifle selection advice with "Happy (and safe) shooting!" Character.AI, which

Neilly Clark used Snapchat to contact the girl. Thumbnail. A 22-year-old man who was told to not to be in contact with anyone under the age of 16 without consent from his supervising officer, was found to be in contact with a 14-year-old girl. Neilly Clark made sexual remarks towards the teenager in the form of a ‘joke’. He was convicted of a sexual offence on May 16, 2023 and he was made subject to a Sexual Harm Protection Order (SHPO) in February 2024. On September 9, 2024, he committed another sexual offence and was sentenced to 10 months in prison, and was released on license on January 7, last year. However, while he was staying in Church Street, Inverness, his support worker was helping him change his bedding when she noticed ‘something shiny’ at his bedside table on March 15, last year. When he was asked what it was, Clark replied: “Oh it’s nothing.” When the support worker insisted they see what it was, aware of the conditions of the prevention order, the accused was reluctant but eventually showed that it was a Samsung mobile phone. MORE COURT MORE CRIME Police were contacted and went to the accused’s room

The latest craze among creator platforms? Inventing their own awards shows to honor the most popular and creative people cranking out content on their apps. Snapchat on Wednesday announced the nominees for the first-ever Snappy Awards Show. The nominees across 21 categories “embody the innovation, creativity, and influence that define Snapchat’s community across entertainment, comedy, music, sports, beauty, and beyond,” the company said. (See the full list below.) As part of the inaugural Snappys, Snapchat will honor DJ Khaled with the Lifetime Achievement Award, “recognizing his lasting impact and influence as a creator, artist and entrepreneur,” the company said. The Grammy-winning recording artist and producer last year inked a nine-figure deal with Influence Media Partners that includes TV and film development and an investment in the rights to his music catalog. Popular on Variety Five top Snapchatters are nominated for the Creator of the Year award: JoJo Siwa, David Dobrik, Khloe Kardashian, Landon McBroom and Catherine Paiz. News of Snapchat’s new kudosfest comes after TikTok bowed its first awards show in December and Meta’s Instagram last fall introduced Rings, an award “that’s all about celebrating those who aren’t afraid to take creative chances and do it their way.” The Snappy Awards