![]() There are group chats as well as one-on-ones, and kids can send photos, videos, and text as well as start video chats. ![]() Other than the strict control of who kids can and cannot talk to, Messenger Kids is designed to function just like the regular Messenger app. Those can be other kids who are exclusively on Messenger Kids or adults with Facebook accounts who connect using the standard messenger app. ![]() Once that’s all done, it’s up to the parents to decide who their child can and cannot talk to. At no point is the youngster ever actually using Facebook itself. They then sign their child in using their own Facebook account, which gives the child access to Messenger Kids but not their parents’ actual account. Here’s how it works, per Facebook’s announcement: Parents download the app onto their child’s device, which for now is just limited to Apple’s iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch. That doesn’t exactly mean Messenger is now bigger than Facebook, of course, but it does mean the app’s reach now extends beyond the strict boundaries of the social media behemoth. While the app offers a whole suite of parental controls designed to keep kids out of trouble and away from danger, there’s a more fundamental safety measure Facebook provides: The Messenger Kids app doesn’t require kids to have a Facebook account. It’s designed to let tweens go online and talk to people without having to deal with all the horrors of, well, going online and talking to people. Facebook announced Monday that it has begun the American rollout of its new Messenger Kids app.
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