Facebook: Governments and authorities have consistently criticised Meta for failing to protect teenagers on its sites, Facebook and Instagram, and the Mark Zuckerberg-owned business has now updated its policies to take of this issue.
The company is currently introducing additional tools to spread the unintentional distribution of intimate photographs as well as more filters to the People You May Know function, limiting friends’ list visibility.
About the new feature
Teens won’t be shown a “suspicious” account, which is an account that has recently been reported by a young person, even though The People You May Know may be a feature to reunite with long-lost pals. As tests continue, the option for these untrustworthy adults to message teenagers on Instagram will also be removed.
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There will be prompt asking teens if they know the individual in real life when they start messaging adults. A Safety Notice then appears with alternatives for avoiding further communication with this person. Even though there aren’t many new kids signing up for Facebook these days, those who do will have the strictest privacy options pre-selected for things like who can view their friends’ list, the people and pages they follow, the posts they’re tagged in, and who is permitted to comment on posts. Instagram is also introducing similar settings.
In order to create a platform for teenagers who are concerned that their intimate photos may be posted on social media without their permission, Meta stated it is now collaborating with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). In an effort to help teenagers de-stigmatize such photos, seek assistance, and take charge.
Although the features are now being released, it will take some time for them to completely reach all teenagers.
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