Move comes as regulators around the world press Meta to protect children from sensitive posts on its apps
Meta said on Tuesday it would hide more sensitive content from teenagers on Instagram and Facebook amid global pressure from regulators for the social media giant to protect children from harmful content on its apps.
The move will make it more difficult for teenagers to come across sensitive content such as suicide, self-harm and eating disorders when they use features such as search and explore on Instagram, according to Meta. All teenagers’ accounts will by default be under the most restrictive content control settings on Instagram and Facebook, and additional search terms will be limited on Instagram, Meta said in a blog post. Continue reading...
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Instagram and Facebook will hide more harmful content from teenagers
January 10, 2024
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