Meta is starting to move more teens on Facebook and Messenger into dedicated "teen accounts" that have added parental controls and other protections for younger users. The expansion comes as the company says that "hundreds of millions" of teens are already using the accounts across Instagram, Facebook and Messenger.Meta first brought teen accounts to Instagram a year ago and began rolling them out to teens in the US, Canada, UK and Australia on Facebook and Messenger earlier this year. Now, the specialized accounts will be available to teens globally. The company has made the accounts mandatory for younger teens between the ages of 13 and 15, and uses AI to detect teens that may be lying about their age. The accounts allow parents to supervise how their children use M [...]
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Meta says it's doing more to make sure as many of its younger users as possible are using the teen accounts that it has rolled out for Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. Starting today, it's [...]
Meta is adding some of its teen safety features to Instagram accounts featuring children, even if they're ran by adults. While children under 13 years of age aren't allowed to sign up on the [...]