Children’s Privacy: Meta adds privacy functionality for teens – though not totally by default
Meta announced new users of Instagram and Facebook under 16, and users under 18 in certain countries will be put by default into more private settings when they join Facebook. This seems good, though those users already on the app will only be encouraged to change settings for more privacy, rather than having their settings changed by the company. At the same time, Meta is testing ways to protect teens from suspicious adults and is building a platform to help keep intimate images from being posted online.