The Meta group announced the creation of “Teenage Accounts”intended to better protect underage users from the dangers associated with Instagraman application accused by numerous associations and authorities of affecting the mental health of thethe young.
“This is an important update, intended to give parents peace of mind,” he said. Antigone Davis, Vice President of the Californian group responsible for issues of security.
In practice, users between 13 and 17 year olds will now have private accountss by default, with guarantees about who can contact them and what content they can see.
Teenagers under 16 who want a public profile and fewer restrictions – for example, because they want to become influencers– they will have to obtain permission from their parents. And this applies whether they are already registered or new to the platform.
“It is a fundamental change (…) to ensure that we are really doing things right,” he said.
Adults will be able to monitor their children’s activities on the social network and act accordingly, even blocking the application.
The parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp y Messenger is also enduring its age restrictions.
“We know that teenagers can lie about their age, particularly to try to circumvent these protections,” she notes. Davis. From now on, if a teenager tries to change his or her date of birth, “we will ask him or her to prove his or her age.”
For a year now, pressure has been mounting against the world’s number two in digital advertising and its competitors.
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