WhatsApp launched a new set of parent-supervised accounts for users under the age of 13 on Wednesday. The company said that these accounts will only have access to messaging and calling, and won’t be targeted with any ads. While the company rates its apps 13+ on both the App Store and Play Store, many pre-teens use WhatsApp to communicate with parents, as WhatsApp said it is introducing this feature after feedback from parents. Meta said that when setting up a pre-teen account, the parent or guardian will need to have both their device and the pre-teen’s device and authenticate the account via QR code. While setting up, parents can configure alerts for the managed account’s activities. By default, parents would receive an alert when pre-teens add, block, or report a contact. An Illustration of the registration flow to set up pre-teen accountsImage Credits:WhatsApp Besides that, they can turn on optional activity alerts.…