Meta activates Facebook 'teen accounts' worldwide


Teen accounts offer additional security settings, content restrictions and parental controls for users aged 13 to 17. — Reuters

PARIS: Meta said Sept 25 it was activating so-called "teen accounts" with additional protections for adolescent Facebook and Messenger users worldwide, months after their deployment in major English-speaking countries.

"We've placed hundreds of millions of teens in Teen Accounts across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, and now we're expanding them to teens around the world on Facebook and Messenger," the US group said in a blog post.

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