Meta to introduce teen accounts for Facebook

Adolescent use of social networks has prompted concern in recent years

April 8, 2025| Times of Malta 1 min read
At least 54 million teenagers wordlwide currently have a teen account. Photo: Shutterstock.comAt least 54 million teenagers wordlwide currently have a teen account. Photo: Shutterstock.com

Meta on Tuesday announced that it was extending its teen accounts to its social network Facebook, after recently introducing restrictions on Instagram.

The accounts were brought in for 13- to 15-year-old users of the company’s popular photo-sharing app last September as part of moves to shield vulnerable underage internet users from online harms.

Teens are immediately placed in such accounts, with those under 16 unable to change settings without parental permission.

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