What’s Instagram Doing About Teen Safety with a Social Media Ban Coming?

Meta adding new child safety features for teens and kids — here’s what parents need to know

Meta has faced backlash in the past over its handling of child safety issues with parent coalitions calling for investigation into its platforms for the company's alleged failure to protect children from harmful content and other dangers online.

What’s Instagram doing about teen safety with a social media ban coming?

Instagram reckons it’s already lifting its game. Here’s what’s changing.

Ahead of the teen social media ban, Meta hosts youth safety summit

The Australian federal government’s teen social media ban was top of mind on Friday as Meta hosted Australia’s first Instagram Safety Camp. The event, held in Sydney, brought together media, teachers, parents, and social influencers together to discuss the safety tools implemented on the Instagram platform. The featured speaker at the event was Meta’s Global Head of Child Safety, Ravi Sinha. In a private chat with media, he addressed the topic o…

Meta pushes for ‘measured approach’ to teen safety as age restrictions loom

“It’s very unlikely teens will stop using their phones or wanting to communicate online.”

Conversations Underway To Embed Age Verification Directly Into Phones, Says Meta’s Child Safety Chief

Speaking at the first-ever Instagram Safety Camp in Sydney last week, Meta’s global head of child safety, Ravi Sinha, revealed that ongoing conversations are underway with Apple and Google to embed age verification directly into phones, creating a universal and privacy-safe solution to protecting young users across all apps. The announcement comes amid fierce debate […]