2024-01-26 14:24:52
Instagram has tightened the possibility for a non-contact adult to send a private message to an underage user, a new measure that accompanies the advance of a new function that will prevent the receipt and sending of inappropriate images.
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The technology company recently shared a series of measures aimed at limiting the appearance of potentially sensitive content in the accounts of teenage users on the two social networks.
As they want “teens to enjoy safe, age-appropriate experiences,” they have now announced new parental control tools and expanded protection against unwanted contacts.
Change in the MD configuration in minor accounts.
In this way, Meta has disabled by default in minors’ accounts on Instagram the possibility that adults over 19 years of age can send a direct message to teenagers who they do not follow.
This means that minor users “will only be able to receive messages or be added to group chats by people they already follow or are in their contacts,” as Meta details in your official blog.
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This default setting will be extended to Messenger, and Instagram has also limited the type and number of direct messages people can send to anyone who doesn’t follow them to a single message.
As a preview, Meta has confirmed its intention to launch a new feature designed to prevent teenagers from receiving images that are not age-appropriate or unwanted from their contacts, and “to convince them not to send these types of images themselves ”.
Change in the MD configuration in minor accounts.
When it comes to controls, parental supervision on Instagram has been expanded with a new approval request, whereby parents or guardians must accept or reject requests made by users under 16 years of age to change their default settings. security and privacy to a less strict state. Until now, responsible adults had a notification informing them of the change.
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