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

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 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

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

Instagram owner Meta tells Australian teens accounts will close

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

LAST DAYS -A defining moment for teen tech — Meta Platforms, Australia and the under-16 social-media cut-off

Meta Platforms — the company behind Facebook and Instagram — will begin enforcing a sweeping new chapter in Australia’s digital-youth protection landscape (thsi will be two weeks ahead of the ... Read More

Australia is banning social media for kids under 16. How will it work?

From 10 December, social media companies will have to take "reasonable steps" to ensure that under-16s in Australia cannot set up accounts on their platforms and that existing accounts are deactivated ... 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

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