In a recent blog post, Meta stated that it will soon update the default privacy settings for teenagers who sign up for Facebook and Instagram. Adults who have not been friends with any teens on Meta last year are no longer allowed to message them.
When underage Instagram users’ profiles are accessed by’suspicious’ adults, Meta is attempting to remove the messaging button from such accounts. When a child user complains or bans an adult, the account is marked as “suspect.”
Additionally, it was stated that younger users will automatically have more private settings when they sign up for Facebook or Instagram (under 16 in some regions). Through a few options that let them choose who may see their friend list, other users, pages, and viewers of the posts they are tagged in, it will also encourage children using the network to improve their privacy. These users will also have the option to evaluate postings before they are tagged in them and display on their profile.
Users under the age of 16 or 18 who have inadequate privacy settings on Facebook or Instagram will get a message from the app encouraging them to upgrade their privacy settings and apply the “recommended” settings with a single click.
The firm will now advise users to refrain from sharing such photographs and also report such images so that they may be deleted from the platform in accordance with its policy to prohibit the non-consensual sharing of personal images for adults.
