Meta beefs up teen defenses at Instagram and Messenger
Meta on Thursday began blocking messages from strangers sent directly to young teens using Instagram or Messenger.
Jan 25, 2024
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Meta on Thursday began blocking messages from strangers sent directly to young teens using Instagram or Messenger.
Jan 25, 2024
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Meta on Tuesday said it was tightening up content restrictions for teens on Instagram and Facebook as it faces increased scrutiny that its platforms are harmful for young people.
Jan 9, 2024
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Teen usage of social media hasn't dropped much, despite rising concerns about its effects on the mental health of adolescents, a survey from the Pew Research Institute found.
Dec 13, 2023
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YouTube on Thursday said it tweaked its recommendation system in the United States to prevent teens from binging on videos idealizing certain body types.
Nov 2, 2023
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Dozens of US states on Tuesday accused Facebook and Instagram owner Meta of profiting "from children's pain," damaging their mental health and misleading people about the safety of its platforms.
Oct 24, 2023
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Texting and driving can be deadly. Holding your phone in your hand to talk and surfing the internet while behind the wheel is dangerous, too.
Apr 3, 2023
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"Once you send that photo, you can't take it back," goes the warning to teenagers, often ignoring the reality that many teens send explicit images of themselves under duress, or without understanding the consequences.
Feb 27, 2023
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Epic Games, the maker of video-game blockbuster Fortnite, agreed to pay $520 million to the US Federal Trade Commission on Monday for violating child privacy laws and duping minors and adults to make unintended purchases ...
Dec 19, 2022
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US teens have left Facebook in droves over the past seven years, preferring to spend time at video-sharing venues YouTube and TikTok, according to a Pew Research Center survey data out Wednesday.
Aug 10, 2022
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As concerns about social media's harmful effects on teens continue to rise, platforms from Snapchat to TikTok to Instagram are bolting on new features they say will make their services safer and more age appropriate. But ...
Aug 10, 2022
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