Child rights org says Google undermines parental control of child accounts
Melissa McKay of the Digital Childhood Institute filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.
![Once a child turns 13, parents no longer have supervisory options over content on YouTube or payment methods on Google Pay [Kylie Cooper/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-13T091047Z_1928902270_RC2UZIAD1UMQ_RTRMADP_3_GOOGLE-VIETNAM-1768424284.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Melissa McKay of the Digital Childhood Institute filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.
![Once a child turns 13, parents no longer have supervisory options over content on YouTube or payment methods on Google Pay [Kylie Cooper/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-13T091047Z_1928902270_RC2UZIAD1UMQ_RTRMADP_3_GOOGLE-VIETNAM-1768424284.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Last week X blocked Grok’s ability to generate and edit images for many users but watchdogs say sexualised images were still produced [File: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-09T190213Z_1139857795_RC2SZHA1AZOO_RTRMADP_3_XAI-GROK-USA-1768407184.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


![Musk downplayed concerns about the content Grok produces. He posted laughing emojis in response to synthetic images of public figures in bikinis [File: Dado Ruvic/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-02-16T142607Z_263064880_RC2PVCA4ZVJM_RTRMADP_3_XAI-AI-1767716505.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

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