Meta is introducing a huge change to both Instagram messages and Facebook Messenger as part of a safety update. Under 18s with social media accounts will no longer be able to receive messages from anyone they do not follow or are not connected to, by default.
The social media giant said the change is part of its ongoing work to provide “age-appropriate experiences for teens” across its apps.
The change extends an existing Meta policy which does not allow adults to message teenagers who do not follow them, meaning no-one on Instagram or Facebook Messenger will now be able to direct message a teenager who does not follow them.
Meta said in a blog post: “Under this new default setting, teens can only be messaged or added to group chats by people they already follow or are connected to, helping teens and their parents feel even more confident that they won’t hear from people they don’t know in their DMs. Try MEN Premium now for FREE...
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