Apple Expands Child Safety Tools as Social Media Bans Grow

Apple Inc. is expanding tools for parents to protect children online, a move that comes as governments around the world increasingly ban social media for young people.

The iPhone and iPad maker at its Worldwide Developers Conference Monday previewed new features that will let parents better control on devices when kids can use apps, what content they can access and with whom they can communicate.

Tech companies are under growing pressure to limit children’s exposure to social media, which some psychologists have linked to mental health risks including cyberbullying, eating disorders and suicide. Apple already lets parents create special accounts ...