Unit 1: Social Networks (1ère G_gr2)
Meta Launches “teen accounts” for minors on Instagram
The document
under study is an article from the English version of “Le Monde”, published on
September 17th 2024. It deals with the change of regulations that
will happen on Instagram regarding teenage users.
Meta decided
to change their regulations on Instagram to restrict users between 13 and 17
years old in order to protect them from harmful contents or images that are not
nice to see and can be very shocking to watch at a young age. Indeed, beforehand,
Meta was accused of not doing enough changes to secure minors on their
platforms. The changes will be on Instagram mainly, because it is mainly used
by teenagers.
This new
feature will be available from September 17th in several countries:
the US, Canada, UK, Australia… then at the end of the year, it will be
available in France and in the rest of the European Union.
On
top of that, this new feature will make all the teen accounts automatically
private. They will have the maximum protection against harmful videos, such as
people fighting, nudity… Strangers will not be able to contact them if they are
not following them. To finish with, the app will
be blocked between 10pm and 7 am including the notifications.
Homework: Learn the lesson.
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