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  Meta Activates Facebook 'Teen Accounts' Worldwide

  Meta said Thursday it was activating so-called "teen accounts" with additional protections for adolescent Facebook and Messenger users worldwide, months after their deployment in major English-speaking countries.

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  Meta Expands 'Teen Accounts' to Facebook, Messenger Amid Children's Online Safety Regulatory Push

  Meta's expansion of safety features for teens comes as some lawmakers say they plan to press ahead with proposed legislation, such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), seeking to protect children from social media harms. Meta users under 16 will also not be allowed to disable a feature that automatically blurs images potentially containing nudity ...

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  After Instagram, Meta Rolls Out 'Teen Account' For Facebook, Messenger

  Meta Platforms is rolling out its "Teen Accounts" feature to Facebook and Messenger on Tuesday, as it faces sustained criticism about not doing enough to protect young users from online harms.

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  Meta Brings Stricter Message Settings for Teens on Instagram, Facebook Messenger

  Meta has announced new restrictions to help protect teens from unwanted contact on Instagram and Facebook through stricter private message settings. Meta will enable fresh DM (direct messages) restrictions on both Facebook Messenger and Instagram for users aged under 18 years to prevent messages from people they do not follow.

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  Is 13 Too Young to Have a TikTok or Instagram Account?

  Social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook, require users to be at least 13 years old to use their services. However, US surgeon general Vivek Murthy recently warned 13 is too young to join social media. It is worth noting that these apps and services do present some risks for younger people including bullying, misinformat...

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  Instagram to Prevent Underage Children From Creating Accounts, Block Adults From Contacting Young Users

  Facebook-owned Instagram unveiled technology aimed at preventing underage children from creating accounts and blocking adults from contacting young users they don't know.

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  Facebook Backed by Appeals Court in Denying Parents Access to Dead Teen's Account

  The 15-year-old was killed by a Berlin underground train in 2012 and her parents have been trying since to establish if she committed suicide.

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  Udaipur Teen Blackmailed With Morphed Nude Photo. Cop's Shocking Response.

  A 17-year-old says she was asked by police officers and lawyers to "delete" her social media accounts after she was sent morphed nudes via a Direct Message on Instagram. Her sister wrote about the incident in a Facebook post that has gone viral.

• Mumbai: Teen commits suicide after alleged stalking on Facebook by friend

  A 14-year-old girl in Mumbai allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday after being stalked on Facebook by a friend.

• Teen creates Facebook account in model's name to ask for money

  A 14-year-old-boy was apprehended after creating a fake account using well known model Aanchal Kumar's name, adding friends through the account, and then asking them for money on the pretext that her valuables and cell phone had been lost in Canada.

• Teenager in Palghar detained for Facebook post against Raj Thackeray

  A 19-year-old boy has been detained by the police in Palghar near Mumbai for allegedly writing an "abusive" Facebook post against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray. The police has not charged the teen yet; it is reportedly trying to ascertain whether he wrote the post or if his account was hacked.

• Teen arrested for fake Facebook account of Chief Minister

  A teenage boy was arrested by the police from Indore district for allegedly creating a fake profile of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on popular social networking site Facebook and uploading cartoons and controversial photos on it.

• US: Son sues mother for 'hacking' Facebook account

  A 16-year-old boy from Arkansas is suing his mother for harassment, claiming that she hacked his Facebook account and posted slanderous remarks.