Facebook and Instagram are rolling out more privacy and protection features for teens designed to keep them safe from unwanted or suspicious messengers.
In this day and age, kids and teenagers often grow up with full access to the internet. This includes starting their first social media profiles very early. With that in mind, it’s important to warn teenagers about the dangers of the internet, but not everything can always be controlled. To keep teens safer on social media, Meta is introducing changes to the profile privacy for that age group on Facebook and Instagram.
Facebook may no longer be the go-to for teens — according to Pew Research, teens’ usage of the platform dropped from 71% to 32% between 2014 and 2022. That’s one of the reasons why Meta is in serious trouble. However, Instagram is still popular, with an estimated 62% of polled teenagers claiming they use the app. Teenagers gravitate toward visual-centric platforms these days, with TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram claiming the top 3 spots in the poll when it comes to pure social media platforms, although YouTube seems to be the most popular app overall, with a score of 95%. Be that as it may, lots of kids still join Facebook; some of them get their profiles very early on.
