Motion Picture Association Tells Meta to Stop Using PG-13 to Refer to Instagram Teen Account Content

Meta's Use of the Term 'PG-13' Has Run Afoul of the U.S. Movie-Rating Organization

The MPA would like a word with Meta about its new filters for young users.

Motion Picture Association tells Meta to stop using PG-13 to refer to Instagram teen account content

The Motion Picture Association is asking Meta to stop referring to content shown to teen accounts on Instagram as guided by PG-13 ratings, saying it is misleading.

Motion Picture Association Issues Cease and Desist to Meta: Stop Using PG-13

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has issued a cease and desist to Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, demanding that the platform stop using the "PG-13" rating it recently rolled out, arguing that doing so exploits its brand.

MPA issues cease and desist to Meta after it uses PG-13 rating for teen accounts

MPA sends legal notice to Meta over use of PG-13 designation on recent Teen Account updates, claiming its a violation of trademark and advertising law.

The MPA tells Meta to stop using PG-13 to describe teen accounts

The Motion Picture Association doesn’t share Meta’s view that the content people under the age of 18 might encounter on an Instagram Teen Account is comparable to what you might find in a PG-13 movie. The MPA has reportedly hit Mark Zuckerberg’s company with a cease-and-desist letter that objects to Meta’s use of the term "PG-13." To rewind, Meta revamped its teen-specific accounts — which were first introduced last year — last month, claiming t…

Instagram Got a Cease-and-Desist Over PG-13 Ratings

The Motion Picture Association and Meta are in a feud over Instagram’s ‘literally false and highly misleading’ use of the movie rating system. Neither side is letting up.