Unit 1: Social Networks (1ère Générale)

Met Launches “teen accounts” for minors on Instagram.

The document under study is an extract from a newspaper, Le Monde, published in September 2024. It deals with/is about the creation of teen accounts on Instagram.

Meta decided to change their regulations on Instagram because they were often accused of lacking of protection for the minor users on their platform. Hence/so/therfore, these new teen accounts are dedicated for minors between the ages of 13 to 17 years old. These accounts will only be launched on Instagram because it is the most popular social media platform among young people.

The new feature started to be available in September 2024 in the US, Canada, the UK and in Australia, before being available in the countries of the European Union. These features will be automatically imposed on the teen users.

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