Hundreds of millions of teens already on Teen Accounts on its platforms, claims social media giant.
Meta announced broadening its “Teen Accounts” feature to Facebook and Messenger globally, one year after expanding the feature on Instagram.
Teenagers numbering hundreds of millions are already utilizing Teen Accounts on its platforms, including Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram, the company claims.
The feature is created to make online safety more robust by automatically restricting who teens can communicate with, censoring what they view, and encouraging more healthy screen time.
“Teen Account safeguards were created to solve parents’ biggest worries with automatic safeguards to restrict whom their teens are communicating with online and what they’re viewing, and prevent them from spending a bad amount of time on their screens,” a statement from Meta stated.
It added, “While there’s always more work to be done, we’re encouraged to see that Teen Accounts are bringing parents more peace of mind when it comes to their teens’ online experiences.
Meta said that it will start placing teens who are new to the app, and teens who are already using Facebook and Messenger, into Teen Accounts as early as this week in Pakistan.
“In line with Meta’s commitment to protecting teens and supporting parents, the company is continually looking for innovative ways to keep teens safe on its apps.”
Adam Mosseri, Instagram’s Head, said, “We want parents to feel good about their teens being on social media. We know teens use apps like Instagram to connect with friends and follow interests, and they should be able to do so without worrying about unsafe or inappropriate experiences.
He went on to say, “Teen Accounts are intended to provide peace of mind for parents. Since we introduced them on Instagram a year ago, we’ve increased limits for teens Live-Streaming,
Meta brings Teen Accounts to Facebook and Messenger globally
added additional restrictions in DMs, and also enhanced our capacity to ensure people are in their appropriate age groups. Engaging with parents and assisting teens in using our apps responsibly is something we take seriously.
