Meta enhances protection for teenagers on Facebook and Messenger: a new feature
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Meta is introducing "teen accounts" with enhanced security features on Facebook and Messenger. This is a response to criticism about insufficient protection of young people on social networks.
The American corporation presented a function that automatically registers young users in a program with built-in protection. The corresponding accounts appeared on Instagram in 2024, after criticism from US legislators regarding the level of social media protection.
UNN reports with reference to TechCrunch and SAPO Tek.
Details
Meta has introduced accounts for teenagers with built-in security features.
The function, which automatically registers young users in the application with built-in protection, will be available on Facebook and Messenger
Reference
"Teenage accounts" are designed to limit unwanted contacts, confidential content, and usage time. It should be noted that the innovation first appeared on Instagram in September last year. The implementation is related to criticism from American legislators regarding the insufficient level of protection in popular social networks. The launch on Facebook and Messenger will take place in the coming days. From Tuesday, they become available in the USA, Canada, Great Britain and Australia, and "soon" they plan to launch them in other regions as well.
Addition
WhatsApp is also testing a privacy feature that limits message sharing in chat.
The function will give users more control over their text conversations. In addition, it will be possible to disable the automatic loading of multimedia elements into the smartphone's gallery, such as photos and videos. Users will be able to limit the export of chat history.
Let us remind you
The Australian Senate has approved a law that prohibits children under 16 from using social networks. Companies face fines of up to $32.5 million for violations; the law will take effect in 12 months.
