Social Media News Meta Launches Instagram For Teens To Address Social Media Concerns

Meta launches Instagram for teens to address social media concerns

(CBS News Texas) - Meta on Tuesday launched Instagram Teen Accounts, a more limited experience for younger users of the platform, in what is the technology company’s latest effort to assuage concerns ... Read More

Meta strengthens teen safety with expanded accounts

Meta is rolling out new protections aimed at making social media safer for young people. In September 2024, Instagram introduced Teen Accounts, which come with built-in safeguards that limit who can ... Read More

Meta gives Australian kids 2-week warning to delete accounts as world-first social media age restrictions loom

As Australia's world-first ban on under-16s using social media looms, Meta becomes the first big tech firm to warn young users to save their info and sign off. Read More

Under-16s lose access to Instagram and Facebook in Australia ahead of landmark social media ban

Australia has a reputation for taking on tech giants, but experts worry about the impact of its world-first social media ban on privacy and shrinking spaces for youths. Read More

Meta under scrutiny over child safety as Instagram rolls out ‘PG-13’ rules for teens

Meta is changing how teens use Instagram, rolling out new restrictions as pressure mounts over the app’s impact on young people’s mental health. "We really do have your back. We have done so much ... Read More

Instagram owner Meta tells Australian teens accounts will close

Under-sixteens will be banned from major social media plaforms from 10 December. Read More

Meta to block Facebook and Instagram for Australian teens by December 10

Meta will block Australian users under 16 from accessing Instagram, Facebook and Threads by December 10 to comply with the country’s sweeping social media ban for teenagers, the company said on ... Read More

Meta Begins Removing Young Users Ahead of Australia’s Social Media Ban

Meta is removing users under 16 from its platforms as Australia enforces the world’s first nationwide social media ban ... Read More

Instagram Teen Accounts are now rated PG-13

Instagram teens will experience the app like its a PG-13 movie, says Meta. Credit: Meta Meta is launching two versions of Teen Accounts — the tentpole youth safety product for Instagram and Facebook ... Read More

Local schools cautiously optimistic about new social media anti-bullying program

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has introduced a new school partnership program aimed at tackling cyberbullying and other online issues. Jennifer ... Read More

Facebook parent company Meta accused of hiding internal study claiming mental health harm due to social media

The court documents, filed by school districts against Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snapchat, claim that the tech giants prioritised growth over safety, hiding the risks from parents and regulators. Read More