TECH - Meta Blocks Adults From Messaging Teens They Don't Follow To Make It Safe For Young Users | Benzinga
Responding to concerns about its services being used by "predators," Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has unveiled stricter messaging settings for teenagers on its social media platforms, Instagram and Facebook.
What Happened: As per a post on Meta’s official blog on Thursday, the tech giant is rolling out new measures to shield teens from unwanted contact.
Adults aged 19 and above are now barred from messaging teens who don’t follow them on Instagram. Additionally, the type and quantity of direct messages (DMs) that can be sent to non-followers have been restricted to a single text-only message.
Meta is also disabling the feature that allows teens to receive DMs from individuals they don’t follow or aren’t linked with on ...