Meta is launching a ‘Teen Accounts’ feature on Facebook and Messenger.
The tech company’s expansion of safety measures for teens comes as the public wants children protected from social media harms.
Meta, TikTok and YouTube had previously faced many lawsuits filed on behalf of children about the addictive nature of social media.
In the new META update, teens will require parental permission before going live and disable a feature that automatically blurs images potentially containing nudity in direct messages.
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“We will start including these updates in the next couple of months”, Meta stated.
In July last year, two online safety bills, KOSA and The Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act that would force social media companies to take responsibility for how their platforms affect children and teens.
However, platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok allow users who are 13 years of age and above to sign up.
