The feature targets families with children under 13. It’s WhatsApp’s clearest move yet to position itself as a safe messaging environment for younger users, at a time when pressure on tech platforms over child online safety has never been higher. Setup requires both phones in the same room. Parents link their own device to their child’s to connect the two accounts, and from that point, the parent is in charge. They decide who can send messages, which groups the child can join,...
