Meta is beginning to move more teenagers on Facebook and Messenger to dedicated “adolescent accounts” who have added parental controls and other protections for younger users. He expansion It comes when the company says that “hundreds of millions” of adolescents are already using the accounts on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger.
Meta first brought teenage accounts to Instagram A year ago and began throwing them to adolescents in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia on Facebook and Messenger earlier this year. Now, specialized accounts will be available for adolescents worldwide. The company has made the accounts mandatory for all adolescents, and requires younger adolescents (13-15 years old) to have their parents’ permission to change the configuration related to security. Goal uses AI to detect adolescents who may be lying on their age. The accounts allow parents to supervise how their children use target applications, including the characteristics to monitor screen time and the ability to see who messages are messages. Adolescent accounts also come with more privacy restrictions and security settings aimed at limiting their contact with adults who do not know.
Instagram is also expanding its program that allows intermediate schools and secondary schools Expedition reports of intimidation and other problematic behavior. Until now, the company has been testing the “School Association Program”, with a handful of intermediate schools and secondary schools. Goal says that “he heard positive comments from participating schools” and that any school based in the United States can register to join.
The Social Network Company has spent the last years increasing the parents’ control characteristics and trying to close some of the most obvious gaps in their security characteristics. The company is currently facing numerous demands and research on your trace on child safety.
Update, September 25, 2025, 9:03 am et: He clarified the age range for teenage accounts.
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