Meta Tightens Up Parental Control On Instagram, Messenger
Meta has reportedly rolled out additional parental control tools to the family centre on Facebook, Messenger and Instagram, as per a recent media report.
These measures are for users in the US, UK and Canada and are likely to be expanded to more regions in the coming months, according to Meta.
The report mentioned that with the tech major’s new tool, parents or guardians will now be able to monitor the time their kids spend online and will have control over their privacy and safety settings.
Parents will also be able to see and restrict who messages their kids and can also view the stories they post.
Furthermore, they would also be notified of any changes in teens’ contact lists, or any changes made to their privacy or safety settings.
It said the additional tool will also automatically inform the guardians if their child reports unwanted users to Meta.
Besides this, the platform will encourage its young users to take periodic breaks after prolonged use. There is also a ‘quiet mode’ for Instagram, which will mute notifications and automatically change the profile status.
Instagram is also in talks for testing a new feature that will restrict direct messages from unknown contacts. The external user will be allowed to send one invite at a time until the recipient accepts it. The invites will be only of text, prohibiting unknown contacts from sending photos or videos.
