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Meta takes its 13+ teen content settings global across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger
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Meta is rolling out expanded safety settings for users aged 13 and older across Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, applying new limits on the types of posts teens can repeatedly see. The changes aim to curb harmful content, including topics such as nutrition, weight-lifting and anxiety, and are being implemented globally.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Engadget·Instagram tests new limits on what types of posts teens can 'repeatedly' see
- TechMeme·Meta expands Teen Accounts safety features to limit harmful content on Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, including on nutrition, weight lifting, and anxiety (Eli Tan/New York Times)
- The Next Web·Meta takes its 13+ teen content settings global across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger
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