Meta is about to start a new Teen Account feature. This feature is especially made for teenagers. So that teenagers can use social media safety and wisely. This feature is made keeping in mind the children below 16 years. What is Teen Account feature, how it works and which people will affect it. Read the entire details about it here.

What is the Teen Account feature of Meta?

Teen Account feature Meta has brought for teenagers. This is for children under 16 years of age. These features have been designed to make the experiences of teenagers even more safe and better on platforms like Instagram and Facebook. Considering the activity and content of the teenagers of this feature, the safety solution will be tightened.

Privacy Settings

• Teen Account feature improves the privacy of the account of the teenagers. Through this, the data and activity of children will be kept safe from unknown people.
• Through this feature, teenagers will be able to see only the content that is right for children of their age.
• Will not be able to contact strangers. In this way, his mental health will also have less effect.

Why did Meta take this decision?

This decision of Meta has come at a time when many US MPs are working on bringing laws like Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). Their thick children have to be saved from the effect of social media. Hundreds of cases are going on on the matter of social media addiction on companies like Meta, bytedance and YouTube, Google.

In the year 2023, Meta has been sued, including 33 states of America, California and New York. They allege that they do not warn people about the dangerous form of their platforms, they are misleading people.

Which people will affect it?

The Teen Account feature will have the most impact on teenagers who use social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Parents will benefit from this feature. They will be able to monitor the activity of their children on social media.