Expanding Teen Account Protections and Child Safety Features
New Delhi, July 2025.At Meta, we work to protect young people from both direct and indirect harm, from Teen Accounts, which are designed to give teens age-appropriate experiences and prevent unwanted contact, to our sophisticated technology that finds and removes exploitative content.Today, we’re announcing a range of updates to bolster these efforts, and we’re sharing new data on the impact of our latest safety tools.Protecting Teens from Potentially Unsafe or Unwanted ContactWe’ve added new safety features to DMs in Teen Accounts to give teens more context about the accounts they’re messaging and help them spot potential scammers. Now, teens will see new options to view safety tips and block an account. They’ll also be able to see the month and year the account joined Ins...
