Meta introduces more privacy features for minors on Facebook and Instagram

Meta recently announced in a blog post that it will soon change default privacy settings for children who join Facebook and Instagram. Last year, Meta had started restricting adults from messaging teens whom they have not befriended on the platform.

Meta is also working to remove the message button from Instagram accounts of users aged below 18 years when their profiles are viewed by ‘suspicious’ adults. Accounts are tagged ‘suspicious’ when a minor user blocks or reports an adult.

The company also said that those under 16 years (under 18 years in some countries) will automatically have more private settings when they join Facebook or Instagram.