Lily Jamali

What we're seeing is the expansion of recent changes that were made by Meta to Instagram for teen accounts, now going to Facebook and Messenger. So it won't just be Instagram, where users will see the types of changes that were introduced last year. So what are those changes?

What we're seeing is the expansion of recent changes that were made by Meta to Instagram for teen accounts, now going to Facebook and Messenger. So it won't just be Instagram, where users will see the types of changes that were introduced last year. So what are those changes?

Going forward, we'll see built-in restrictions on who can get in touch with teens, what they see on the platform, as well as limits being placed on how much time they can spend on these platforms. There are also expected to be changes to Instagram itself coming in the next few months. So teens under 16 will be blocked from going live unless their parents allow it.

Going forward, we'll see built-in restrictions on who can get in touch with teens, what they see on the platform, as well as limits being placed on how much time they can spend on these platforms. There are also expected to be changes to Instagram itself coming in the next few months. So teens under 16 will be blocked from going live unless their parents allow it.

Parents will also need to turn off a feature for that to happen. So that's another thing that's coming through. And teens under the age of 16 will also be required to have parental permission to turn off a feature that automatically blurs images that contain images. Potential nudity in their DMs or direct messages.

Parents will also need to turn off a feature for that to happen. So that's another thing that's coming through. And teens under the age of 16 will also be required to have parental permission to turn off a feature that automatically blurs images that contain images. Potential nudity in their DMs or direct messages.

So taken together, what the company is really doing here is making teen accounts more restricted by default. I suppose the big question is, is this enough? I think we ought to frame this for what it is, which is a preemptive approach by Meta to basically put in guardrails on its own before governments do it for them. The announcement about those Instagram teen accounts was

So taken together, what the company is really doing here is making teen accounts more restricted by default. I suppose the big question is, is this enough? I think we ought to frame this for what it is, which is a preemptive approach by Meta to basically put in guardrails on its own before governments do it for them. The announcement about those Instagram teen accounts was

was made notably right around the time when kids online safety legislation was looking like it was making traction last summer here in the United States.

was made notably right around the time when kids online safety legislation was looking like it was making traction last summer here in the United States.

That actually didn't end up going anywhere, but Meta had made this announcement and they rolled it out with these Instagram teen accounts with slick advertisements that were plastered on billboards and they took out full page ads in major newspapers across the U.S., The Molly Rose Foundation, which was set up after the death of a young girl back in 2017, has taken an advocacy role in this space.

That actually didn't end up going anywhere, but Meta had made this announcement and they rolled it out with these Instagram teen accounts with slick advertisements that were plastered on billboards and they took out full page ads in major newspapers across the U.S., The Molly Rose Foundation, which was set up after the death of a young girl back in 2017, has taken an advocacy role in this space.

They've been saying that there's been relative silence from CEO Mark Zuckerberg on what the changes have been so far. How have the changes that the company has instituted done? Have they actually worked? And what kind of sensitive content is actually being tackled here? Parents still don't know.

They've been saying that there's been relative silence from CEO Mark Zuckerberg on what the changes have been so far. How have the changes that the company has instituted done? Have they actually worked? And what kind of sensitive content is actually being tackled here? Parents still don't know.

If, you know, for example, settings stop their kids from being algorithmically recommended certain kinds of content, content deemed inappropriate or harmful by a lot of parents. Others say this is a step in the right direction. This is an area that a lot of these social media companies have been remiss to tackle on their own.

If, you know, for example, settings stop their kids from being algorithmically recommended certain kinds of content, content deemed inappropriate or harmful by a lot of parents. Others say this is a step in the right direction. This is an area that a lot of these social media companies have been remiss to tackle on their own.

And I think there have been some expressions of appreciation that Meta has done something instead of just sitting on its hands.

And I think there have been some expressions of appreciation that Meta has done something instead of just sitting on its hands.

This company was really premised on the idea that you could spit into a test tube and learn a whole lot about your ancestry as well as potential health risks. And it was a product that really resonated with customers, certainly. They had a whole bunch of celebrity endorsements early on. And it also resonated with investors who took the value of this company up to $6 billion at one point.

This company was really premised on the idea that you could spit into a test tube and learn a whole lot about your ancestry as well as potential health risks. And it was a product that really resonated with customers, certainly. They had a whole bunch of celebrity endorsements early on. And it also resonated with investors who took the value of this company up to $6 billion at one point.