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Messenger Kids

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14 articles decelerating

Messenger Kids has appeared in 14 articles since 2017-12. Coverage peaked in 2018Q2 with 4 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Facebook, Meta, Canada.

Articles
14
mentions
Velocity
-50.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
-1.500
velocity change
Sources
9
publications

Coverage Timeline

2020-02-04
About Facebook 8 related

Facebook debuts more controls for parents in Messenger Kids like the ability to view recent chat history, a log of chat images, remote device logout, and more

We launched Messenger Kids in 2017 after meeting with thousands of parents, parenting organizations, child safety advocates …

2018-06-23
VentureBeat 9 related

Facebook launches Messenger Kids app in Canada and Peru, the first markets outside the US, and makes the app available in Spanish and French

Facebook is expanding its controversial Messenger Kids app beyond the U.S. and into Canada and Peru, the company announced today.

2018-06-22
VentureBeat 5 related

Facebook launches Messenger Kids app in Canada and Peru, the first markets outside the US, and makes the app available in Spanish and French

Facebook is expanding its controversial Messenger Kids app beyond the U.S. and into Canada and Peru, the company announced today.

2018-04-28
Facebook 18 related

Facebook's Messenger Kids gets a sleep mode that lets parents set predetermined off times for the app

Tarunya Govindarajan / Facebook :

2018-04-27
Facebook 6 related

Facebook's Messenger Kids gets a sleep mode that lets parents set predetermined off times for the app

Messenger Kids was built to give parents more control and to give kids a safer space to message and video chat with close friends and family.  Parental controls are core …

2018-02-14
Wired 1 related

Analysis finds Facebook has financial ties to 7+ members of its 13-person Messenger Kids advisory board used to shape the product, with limited disclosure

Nitasha Tiku / Wired :

2018-01-30
Washington Post 7 related

Over 100 child advocates, pediatric and medical experts urge Facebook to discontinue Messenger Kids, saying it poses health and development risk to children

More than 100 child advocates, civil society groups, medical experts and other individuals are urging Facebook to discontinue …

2017-12-05
TechCrunch 44 related

Facebook launches Messenger Kids, a standalone messaging app that lets kids under 13 chat with friends and family approved by their parents, on iOS in the US

What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Brett Williams / Mashable : Facebook Messenger went down worldwide Chris Smith / BGR : The Messenger Kids app is a brilliantly devious Facebook scheme Jeffrey Esposito / ...

2017-12-04
TechCrunch 33 related

Facebook launches Messenger Kids, a standalone messaging app that lets kids under 13 chat with friends and family approved by their parents, on iOS in the US

For the first time, Facebook is opening up to children under age 13 with a privacy-focused app designed to neutralize child predator threats …

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TEXXR tracks 19 Techmeme articles mentioning Messenger Kids, dating back to December 2017. The biggest stories include Facebook launches Messenger Kids, a standalone messaging app that lets kids under 13 chat... and Facebook launches Messenger Kids, a standalone messaging app that lets kids under 13 chat.... Frequently covered alongside Facebook and Meta.

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