Meta has announced it was introducing updates on Facebook & Instagram that “further protect teens from online harm.”
Starting now, everyone who is under the age of 16 (or under 18 in certain countries) will be defaulted into more private settings when they join Facebook.
From today, everyone who is under the age of 16 (or under 18 in certain countries) will be defaulted into more private settings when they join Facebook. They can then choose these more private settings for:
- Who can see their friends list
- Who can see the people, Pages and lists they follow
- Who can see posts they’re tagged in on their profile
- Reviewing posts they’re tagged in before the post appears on their profile
- Who is allowed to comment on their public posts
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