Teenagers below a certain age will not be allowed to go live on Instagram without their parents' consent for now.
Meta has prohibited users under 16 from using live streaming features unless they receive approval from a parent, as announced by the technology company. blog post On Tuesday, April 9, this modification was implemented as part of an extensive effort to enhance safeguards for teenage users across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger platforms.
At minimum, there are 54 million active "Teen Accounts" globally, as reported by Meta.
Teens under 16 will not be allowed to go live without obtaining consent from their parents," stated Meta. "Additionally, we will mandate that teens under 16 seek parental approval before disabling our function that obscures pictures with potential nudity in direct messages. These modifications will roll out over the coming weeks.
The update expands upon the Teen Accounts feature introduced by Meta in September 2024, designed to provide teenagers with a more secure social media environment as standard. These accounts include enhanced restrictions on messaging permissions, visibility of content, and duration spent within the application.
Meta said the model has been popular. It claims 97% of 13- to 15-year-olds have stuck with the default restrictions and 94% of US parents say Teen Accounts are helpful.
Those protections are also expanding to Facebook and Messenger, starting in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Teen Accounts on those apps will mirror Instagram’s limits, placing teens in private accounts, capping screen time, and blocking messages from people they don’t already follow.
This represents the most recent development for Meta, which also revealed a new Friends tab On Facebook, this setting displays content exclusively from your friends and filters out suggested posts and advertisements.
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