parental control
Snapchat adds new parental controls that block ‘sensitive’ and ‘suggestive’ content from viewing by teens
Snapchat launched parental controls on its app last year through the new “Family Center” feature. Today, the company announced through a post on its online Privacy and Safety Hub it will n
Apple puts third-party screen time apps on notice
A number of app developers building third-party screen time trackers and parental control applications are worried that Apple’s increased scrutiny of their apps in recent weeks is not a coincide
Google’s Family Link software now recommends ‘teacher-approved’ apps
Google today is expanding the capabilities of its Android parental control software, Family Link, to go beyond helping parents better manage their child’s device and app usage. Now, the Family L
Google’s parental control software, Family Link, launches to public
Family Link, Google’s parental control software for Android devices, is now exiting its beta testing period and is now generally available to anyone in the U.S. without the need for an invitatio
Circle with Disney raises $10 million for its parental control device for families
Circle Media, the company behind Circle with Disney – a device that helps parents enforce their home’s internet rules and restrictions – has raised $10 million in Series A funding,
Amazon FreeTime comes to Android phones and tablets
Amazon’s FreeTime service, which includes access to curated kid-friendly content and various parental controls, is now arriving on Android devices with the launch of a new FreeTime Android app.
Parental control service “Circle with Disney” to help with distracted driving, social media, kids’ chores & more
Circle with Disney, a device that helps parents manage their home’s internet rules and restrictions, wants to be more than just a modern-day net nanny. Already, it had differentiated itself fro
unGlue helps parents set screen time limits on any device
A new startup called unGlue wants to help kids better manage their time on connected devices. Just don’t call it parental control software, says co-founder and CEO Alon Shwartz. The idea, he exp
Kudoso Is A Router That Rewards Your Kids With Facebook Time For Studying, Doing Chores
American children spend five to seven hours per day staring at screens, TV and otherwise, according to data <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000355.
Kytephone, The YC Startup Making Smartphones Kid-Safe, Now Helps Parents Monitor Teens’ Smartphone Usage With Kytetime
<a target="_blank" href="http://kytephone.com/">Kytephone</a>, the <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/27/y-combinator-demo-day-session-3/">Y Combinator-backed</a> startup making smartphones kid-f