All the ways Instagram and Facebook are changing for teens
Meta just agreed to make sweeping changes for teens as part of a child safety settlement reached with attorneys general across the US. Under the agreement, Meta must apply new safeguards across Instagram and Facebook that will change how teens interact with the social media platforms, as well as restrict their use during certain times.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: A group of 51 US states and territories signed the agreement, including New York, New Jersey, California, Nevada, South Carolina, Washington, Illinois, and many more.
- Fact 2: Most of these protections are required to remain in place for at least 10 years.
- Fact 3: The changes are coming to Facebook and Instagram in all US states except for New Mexico, which is in the middle of a legal battle with Meta, and Florida, which has banned kids under 14 from creating social media accounts.
- Fact 4: The method must evaluate whether a user is under 13, so they can be removed from the platform, or identify if someone is aged 13 to 17, in which case they would receive teen account protections.
Meta just agreed to make sweeping changes for teens as part of a child safety settlement reached with attorneys general across the US. Under the agreement, Meta must apply new safeguards across Instagram and Facebook that will change how teens interact with the social media platforms, as well as restrict their use during certain times.
The settlement stems from a nationwide lawsuit alleging Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snap failed to protect children and made their platforms “addictive” by design. A group of 51 US states and territories signed the agreement, including New York, New Jersey, California, Nevada, South Carolina, Washington, Illinois, and many more. Most of these protections are required to remain in place for at least 10 years.
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Original source: The Verge
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