Instagram users under 16-years-old wont be able to livestream or unblur “unwanted DMs” (nudity) without parental consent, Meta Platforms announced on Tuesday.
“Teen accounts have built-in protections that limit who can contact teens and the content they see. We automatically place teens in Teen Accounts, and teens under 16 need a parent’s permission to change any of these settings to be less strict,” said Meta Platforms.
The new built-in protections offered by Teen Accounts include restrictions for Instagram Live and unwanted images in DMs.
“Teens under 16 will be prohibited from going Live unless their parents give them permission to do so. We’ll also require teens under 16 to get parental permission to turn off our feature that blurs images containing suspected nudity in DMs.”
Meta launched Teen Accounts in September 2024 to give parents more options to supervise their children’s online activity.
Since September, Meta says there are at least 54 million active Teen Accounts globally, with many more to come as the platform continues to roll it out around the world.
The new updates are expected to be available within the next few months.
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