Meta Platforms, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has implemented new safety measures to protect teenagers from receiving unsolicited direct messages from strangers. The update aims to discourage inappropriate interactions and enhance the safety of teen users on the platforms.
META MOVES TO PROTECT TEENS FROM UNWANTED MESSAGES ON INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK (Reuters) Meta Platforms is building more safeguards to protect teen users from unwanted direct messages on Instagram and Facebook, the social media platform said on Thursday. https://t.co/3wNUWBSQpk
Meta said it hopes the update will discourage teens from seeing or sending inappropriate messages through their apps. https://t.co/xWWyePE1bj
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