Facebook’s Messenger Kids failed to do its only job of keeping tabs on children’s chats

The Next Web
By Ivan MehtaJul 23, 2019, 1:00 am197 pts
In 2017, Facebook launched a messenger app for kids to let them safely chat only with people approved by their guardians. However, a recently discovered design flaw in the app allowed young users to do precisely the opposite: participate in group chats with adults, without their parents’ permission. This flaw…

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