{
  "id": 11174627,
  "title": "Neue Aufsichtsoptionen: WhatsApp: So kontrollieren Eltern Teen-Konten",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/neue-aufsichtsoptionen-whatsapp-so-kontrollieren-eltern-teen-konten",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-01T10:38:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/neue-aufsichtsoptionen-whatsapp-so-kontrollieren-eltern-teen-konten/100258983.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "WhatsApp has announced new oversight features that allow parents to monitor the social media activity of their teenage children using the messaging platform. These controls can be linked to existing accounts of teenagers aged 13 and above, as announced by Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp. The process of linking is designed to be shared between parents and teenagers. Parents can then use their WhatsApp account to control certain settings and activities of their teen. However, parents are not allowed to read or listen to personal messages or calls of their children. Meta emphasizes that these tools respect the privacy of teens and only focus on certain aspects like privacy settings, receiving notifications about group activities, adjusting Meta AI usage, deciding channel usage and visible status updates.\n\nParents must input a personal PIN to manage the settings, which should only be known by the parents. Teenagers can adjust stricter privacy settings at any time without a PIN. However, changing existing settings requires parental approval via PIN. Setting up these controls begins in the account settings on the teenager's phone. The user must go to \"Settings/Oversight Features for Parents/Continue,\" enter the child's birthday, confirm their age, and proceed. A QR code appears, which parents must scan with their own smartphone. They then need to tap on the displayed link to access WhatsApp, confirm they are an adult, create the parental PIN, and follow the further instructions. Detailed information about the new oversight features can be found on WhatsApp's support pages. It may take some time before the oversight features appear on all smartphones and tablets, so checking the app stores for any available WhatsApp updates is advised as a precaution.",
  "summary": "Eltern können nun Privatsphäre-Einstellungen und Gruppenaktivitäten ihrer jugendlichen Kinder in dem Messenger verwalten. Aber dürfen sie auch deren Nachrichten mitlesen?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}