With kids at home and schools closed, the use of apps for communication between friends and family has understandably increased. One such app, Facebook's Messenger Kids, was launched on Android, iOS and Amazon's Appstore in early 2018, and is now available in more than 70 new countries around the globe, with Facebook promising more to follow soon.

Mark Zuckerberg's company explains in a that it worked closely with its own team of experts in online safety, in order to develop the app in such a way, that allows for both adequate parental controls, and features that teach kids on how to connect ...