US EditionInstagram adds new protections for accounts that primarily feature children
INSTAGRAM PLATFORM, JUL 23 – Meta will apply Instagram's strictest message settings to adult-run accounts featuring children and limit exposure to suspicious users to reduce predatory contact, removing over 135,000 violating accounts this year.
- On Wednesday, Meta announced new protective measures for Instagram accounts run by adults featuring children.
- Concerns from the U.S. Surgeon General and states prompted further safeguards, while Meta noted it removed nearly 135,000 accounts for exploitation.
- The month and year an account joined appears in new chats, Meta enabled the Hidden Words filter, enhancing user protection.
- Meta said `we’re encouraged to see teens responding to them`, after blocking one million accounts and reporting another million in June.
- Soon, protections will apply across platforms, adding AI age-detection tools to identify adults lying about their age, Meta said.
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Meta wants to protect its youngest users better. The company deletes thousands of accounts that have sexualized teenagers. With new functions the teenagers should also be able to defend themselves.
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Meta is adding new safety features to child-focused Instagram accounts run by adults
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 social media app, Meta allows adults like parents and managers to run accounts for children and post videos and photos of them. The company says that these accounts are "overwhelmingly used in benign ways," but they're also targeted by predators who leave se…
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