Facebook and Instagram parent Meta has just rolled out new privacy updates for everyone under the age of 16, or 18 in some countries. <\/p>\n
New privacy defaults.<\/strong> Starting today, teens will default to more private settings when they join Facebook. For teens already on the platform, Meta recommends making these changes manually. The new privacy settings affect:<\/p>\n Who can see their friends listWho can see the people, Pages and lists they follow\u00a0Who can see posts they\u2019re tagged in on their profileReviewing posts they\u2019re tagged in before the post appears on their profileWho is allowed to comment on their public posts<\/p>\n Restricting connections. <\/strong>Meta is testing ways to protect teens from messaging suspicious adults they aren\u2019t connected to, and those adults won\u2019t be shown in teens\u2019 People You May Know recommendations. Meta further clarifies that a \u201csuspicious\u201d account is one that belongs to an adult that may have recently been blocked or reported by a young person, for example. As an added layer of protection, Meta is also testing removing the message button on teens\u2019 Instagram accounts when they\u2019re viewed by suspicious adults altogether.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Get the daily newsletter search marketers rely on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Processing\u2026Please wait.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t