Messenger, a chat tool owned by Facebook, launched a "parent control" mode: for teenagers, you can learn about the use time and permission settings.

CTOnews.com, June 27 (Xinhua)-- Meta, the parent company of Facebook, will provide "parental control" mode for its chat tool Messenger. Meta said it was "just the first batch of parental monitoring tools" and plans to launch more of its kind next year.

Currently, the feature is only available to users in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, and will be rolled out to the rest of the world in the coming months.

Tu Yuan Pexels this measure enables parents to achieve the following functions on Messenger:

Know when your child uses Messenger every day.

Understand and set who the child usually talks to and who can see the "story" (similar to Instagram snapshot, a 24-hour dynamic with an effective time limit)

Parents will be notified when their child's contact list changes

Parents will be notified when children make changes to their privacy and permission settings

When a child reports someone to the Meta, parents will be notified with the child's express permission.

CTOnews.com noted that Facebook has a Messenger Kids for children, but the above feature is aimed at the Messenger main program, which is expected to be available to 13-to 18-year-olds.