For teens already using the app, Facebook will start encouraging them to choose more private settings in terms of who can see their friend lists, the posts they’re tagged in, the people and lists they follow, and who can comment on their posts. .
Facebook’s privacy update comes more than a year after Instagram began setting young users’ accounts to private accounts by default upon signup.
Meta is also testing ways to protect teens from messaging suspicious adults with whom they are not connected. An example of a suspicious account is one belonging to an adult that was recently blocked or reported by a young user.
In this update, Facebook will no longer show suspicious accounts in teens’ People You May Know recommendations. The company is also testing removing the message button on teens’ Instagram accounts when viewed by suspicious adults.