Social media have been one of the vital parts of our lifestyle. Let’s not conceal the truth. Even kids and teens are active on social media sites like Facebook. No matter what the reason, for education, communication, etc., the undeniable truth is everyone owns a Facebook account. Meta Teen Privacy Settings.
Fortunately, Facebook will evolve into a more child-friendly and secure website. The new privacy options for adolescents on Meta will shield them from interaction with potentially harmful adults.
New users will automatically have access to the updated features by default. Meanwhile, the social media app will send notifications to teens who already use it, asking them to activate these privacy settings.
Additionally, Facebook is working on developing new technologies to prevent indecent photographs generated by AI from being distributed throughout the internet. In addition, it will initiate educational efforts to fight against the exploitation of children.
Users of Facebook who are under the legal age in their countries will get a reminder on November 21, 2022, to change these settings:
Users under the age of majority in their countries who log into Facebook beginning on November 21, 2022, will receive a notification prompting them to adjust one of the following settings:
Teens will see a popup window that suggests activating Meta’s new privacy options. This popup will only appear once. In the meantime, these settings will be pre-selected for any new users who sign up.
If an adult contacts them, the app will inquire whether they are familiar with the individual in question. In addition, Facebook will describe the functionality of each option.
Teenagers can perform individual actions by tapping the Restrict, Report, and Block buttons. Additionally, Facebook reassures the young user that the other user will not be aware of their behavior.
Surprisingly, artificial intelligence has been used to keep kids from being sexually exploited.
Meta has privacy settings for teens, and the social network also uses AI to find content that isn’t appropriate for kids quickly. Also, it tells the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children what is on the page.
AI helps find users who may have interacted with kids incorrectly. Aside from Facebook, other groups are also making tech tools to keep kids safe.
For instance, the Japanese company Smartbooks is working with Fujita Health University to make an app that uses AI to detect images.
The Kodomamo project deletes naked pictures from children’s phones by figuring out what body parts are in the photos.
The co-founder of Smartbooks, Naoto Tomita, wants to give the app away for free by the end of 2022.
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