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Do you want to know something special about Facebook's Messenger

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Following it's iOS launch last December, Facebook's Messenger Kids app is now available on Android. It's like Messenger, except it comes with parent-friendly features like the ability to manage your child's contact list, a registration process that's independent of the social network, and persistent messages so you can keep an eye on conversations. There's also group video chat, as well as bunch of stickers, frames, and interactive masks to add some fun to your calls. That sounds like a fun tool for getting the kids to ping grandma every once in a while, but you should know that Facebook funded experts who vetted the app to certify it as safe to use for children as young as six. Moreover, wired reported that the company also waited until the last minute to consult a couple of major nonprofits who look  into technology developed for children, that resulted in a campaign consisting of child-health activities railing against the launch of the a