Meta restricts teens

As a parent with young kids, I find the idea of my children going on social media one day quite daunting. I was pleased to see that Instagram announced some security updates to accounts for teenagers (under 18) which gives parents more control over messaging and content.

I am not a fan of governments interfering in people's lives, because clumsily-designed regulations usually have unintended consequences. However, this change was initiated by Meta themselves, who believe that account protections for their 100-million plus teen accounts will improve user experience, prevent harm, and keep them on the platform.

Instagram head Adam Mosseri said "I think over the long run, it's going to be in our interest as a business to earn more trust from parents. Parents, at the end of the day, they get to make the decisions".

I agree as a parent and as a Meta shareholder.