- What’s the change?
- While meta already avoids recommending such content to teens in certain areas, the new measures ensures that this content will no longer appear in Feed and Stories, even if shared by someone they follow. The company emphasizes their consultation with experts in adolescent development and mental health to create age-appropriate and safe platforms for yoing users.
- Why now?
- These safety measures come out as Meta is scheduled to testify on January 31st, alongside X, TikTok, Snapchat, and Dicord. Committee members are expected to press executives from the companies on their platforms’ inability to protect children online.
