Meta is trying to prevent 'suspicious' adults from messaging teens on Facebook and Instagram
Meta is also making new changes meant to prevent “suspicious” adults from contacting teens. On Facebook, it will block these accounts from the site’s “people you may know” feature, and on Instagram it will test removing the message button from teens’ profiles. The company didn’t share exactly how it will determine who is “suspicious,” but said it would take into account factors like whether someone has been recently blocked or reported by a younger user.
Additionally, Meta said it’s working with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on a “global platform” to prevent the non-consensual sharing of intimate images of teens. According to Meta, the platform, which could launch by mid-December, will work similarly to a system designed to prevent the sharing of similar imagesAccording to a Facebook spokesperson, the system will allow teens to generate a “private report” for images on their devices they don’t want shared.
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