By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
SOCIAL media giant, Meta, has revealed it will start hiding inappropriate content from teenagers’ accounts on Instagram and Facebook, including posts about self-harm, suicide and eating disorders.
Meta said in a post that while it already aims not to recommend such inappropriate material to teens, now it also won’t show it in their feeds, even if it is shared by an account they follow:
“We want teens to have safe, age-appropriate experiences on our apps.
“Take the example of someone posting about their ongoing struggle with thoughts of self-harm.
“This is an important story, and can help destigmatize these issues, but it’s a complex topic and isn’t necessarily suitable for all young people.
“Now, we’ll start to remove this type of content from teens’ experiences on Instagram and Facebook, as well as other types of age-inappropriate content.”
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