Is NYTimes: Breaking World News Safe for Kids?
Age rating is set by App Store, not by Unstar. This page explains it and adds what parents report in reviews. Not affiliated with The New York Times Company.
What NYTimes: Breaking World News's age rating means
NYTimes: Breaking World News is rated 12+ on the App Store, meaning it targets older teenagers, not young children. With parental controls and an honest conversation, many teens use apps like this fine, but the rating exists for a reason.
What parents and users report about NYTimes: Breaking World News
Users frequently complain about the app's poor search functionality, frustrating navigation, and excessive ads or subscription prompts despite paying. Many also criticize the app's performance issues, including reloading problems and battery drain. Additionally, there are widespread concerns about perceived political bias in content and sudden paywall restrictions for previously accessible features.
Summarized from 229 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with NYTimes: Breaking World News
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove NYTimes: Breaking World News if it is above your child's age.
Use Google Family Link to approve installs, set a Play Store content rating limit, require purchase approval, and block or uninstall NYTimes: Breaking World News on your child's device.
NYTimes: Breaking World News for kids: frequently asked questions
Is NYTimes: Breaking World News safe for kids?
NYTimes: Breaking World News has an official age rating of 12+ on the App Store, aimed at older teens rather than young children. It can be appropriate with guidance, parental controls, and a conversation about what to share and who to talk to.
What age rating does NYTimes: Breaking World News have?
The App Store rates NYTimes: Breaking World News as 12+. This is the store's own content rating, set from the app's features and content, not our opinion. Use it as the starting point for whether it fits your child's age.
Can my child use NYTimes: Breaking World News safely?
If you decide to allow it, use device parental controls: Screen Time and Content & Privacy Restrictions on iPhone, or Family Link and Play Store parental controls on Android. Turn on purchase approval, set age-appropriate content limits, and keep the account under your family group so you can see activity.
How do I block or remove NYTimes: Breaking World News from my child's phone?
On iPhone, open Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions, then restrict or delete the app and block reinstalling it. On Android, open Family Link, select your child, find NYTimes: Breaking World News and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.