Instagram owner announced new restrictions for young users | Science, Climate and Technical News
Young people using Instagram will be prevented from using some features without a parental permission from an update to application.
Instagram The owner Meta announced that users under 16 years of age cannot broadcast live without the approval of their parents.
In addition, the application will need permission to disable a feature that automatically blurred images containing potential nudity within the messages of the application.
Updates, social media giant Young Accounts SystemWhich Meta announced Facebook and the ambassador.
Meta launched a young account program for Instagram in September to give parents more options to control their children’s online activity.
It follows an increasing reaction to how social media affects young people’s lives.
Meta said that approximately 54 million young people have moved to young accounts globally and that the latest changes will be presented to users in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia for the first time.
For Teen Instagram users, other measures that are currently available are: to set accounts specifically by default, to prevent private messages from foreigners, to restrict the notifications during the hours to take the screen breaks, and to take screen breaks.
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Increased regulation motivated platforms to provide more control to parents’ access and use of their children’s social media.
In the UK Online security law The largest technology platforms enter into force, which requires users to take action to prevent children from encountering illegal or harmful content.
However, technology giants are also under great pressure on the use of end -to -end encryption in messaging applications, including Facebook Messenger. WhatsappIt will be on concerns It is more difficult to fight child abuse.
NSPCC accused Mark Zuckerberg“Choosing a blind eye to crimes against children” Rounding the encryption in Messenger. The company argues that the feature is vital to protect the privacy of users.
