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Meta increases protection for teenagers on Instagram, blocks live broadcasts

Politiko 2025-04-08 19:24:37

Meta increases protection for teenagers on Instagram, blocks live broadcasts
The Meta company has announced new measures to increase the protection of teenagers on its social networks, including blocking the Live function on Instagram for minors under 16 years of age unless they have permission from their parents.

According to The Guardian, the changes also include requiring parental permission in cases where young people want to disable the feature that automatically blurs images with sensitive content, such as nudity, in direct messages (DMs).

Similar measures are being implemented for Facebook and Messenger, through the expansion of so-called “teen accounts,” a system launched last year. This system offers parents expanded control, such as setting time limits on app use, banning use during certain hours, and monitoring the contacts with whom children exchange messages.

Initially, these new rules for Facebook and Messenger will apply in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. Across all of Meta's platforms, users under the age of 16 will not have access to change their privacy settings without parental consent.

Meta reports that currently 54 million users under the age of 18 use Instagram worldwide and over 90% of users between the ages of 13 and 15 have maintained the default restrictions for their protection.

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