Facebook’s Instagram is working on a slew of changes to its platform that aim to protect children on its platform. This includes blocking DMs from adults to teens who don’t follow them.
Facebook has announced new safety measures for teenagers on Instagram, the latest in a series of efforts to keep children safe on its platform. In the past, the company already began asking users to provide their birthday when signing up, and stopping children under 13 from doing so, but it’s getting more aggressive now. For starters, Facebook acknowledges that asking users for their birthday isn’t going to stop them from lying about their age, so it says it’s working on new artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to try and understand the real age of its users. This will also continue to work when users are already signed up, helping the platform tailor the experience for younger users.
