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Meta is using its AI age-detection tech to shuffle more young users into teen accounts

Engadget

Meta says it's doing more to make sure as many of its younger users as possible are using the teen accounts that it has rolled out for Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. Meta debuted teen accounts in Instagram last fall and recently expanded them to Facebook and Messenger.

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Meta-funded program teaches tweens about online exploitation

Mashable Tech

Victims of such exploitation often believe they are messaging with another teen and eventually share a graphic or explicit image of themselves. The person then threatens to make the picture public unless the victim pays them. The goal is to help young people learn about personal boundaries, safe relationships, and how to ask for help.

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TikTok teens’ latest passion is enterprise software

The Verge

Five days into the new year, and TikTok’s hottest 2021 trend is teens using enterprise software to go viral. As if the coronavirus pandemic hadn’t already blurred the lines between work and home enough, students and teens are going viral on TikTok after making Notion boards that mimic teen Tumblr feeds.

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Instagram's new policies stop adults DMing teens who don't follow them

TechSpot

To protect teens from unwanted contact from someone much older, any adult that tries to DM a person under 18 who isn't a follower will receive a notification informing them the action isn't possible. Much like owner Facebook, the minimum age requirement for Instagram account holders is 13.

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Instagram has a new program for school officials to report bullying

Engadget

This time, however, Meta is enlisting school officials directly in an effort to speed up its response to safety issues affecting young teens. But while these features can help teens avoid certain types of negative interactions, they still required teens (or their parents) to tweak their settings.

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Meta to restrict teen Instagram and Facebook accounts from seeing content about self-harm and eating disorders

TechCrunch

Meta is going to automatically limit the type of content that teen Instagram and Facebook accounts can see on the platforms, the company announced on Tuesday. For personal use only. These accounts will automatically be restricted from seeing harmful content, such as posts about self-harm, graphic violence and eating disorders.

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Teen banking service Step raises $50M, adds TikTok star Charli D’Amelio to investor list

TechCrunch

Step , a mobile banking service aimed at teens , announced this morning it has raised $50 million in Series B funding after growing to over 500,000 users only two months after its official launch. Step offers teens $3 (it used to be just $1) for every friend that signs up under their referral.

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