Tech giant Meta says its planned changes to Instagram and Facebook will help keep its youngest users safer online, but the company hasn't ruled out pushing forward with a kids-only Instagram.
Yesterday Meta announced Facebook users under the age of 16 would be defaulted into private accounts upon sign-up, and those already with accounts would be encouraged into more private settings.
The company says it's also testing ways to protect children from contact from "suspicious" adults and that it intends to announce more detail on work it's doing to limit "sextortion" of teens.
But is this work a case of "too little, too late"? David Monahan is Campaign Director for FairPlay, which has advocating for stronger measures to keep kids safe online and is spearheading a campaign - in coalition with 100 other organisations - for legislation to do just that.
It's also been actively campaigning against Meta's plans to set up a child-only version of Instagram.
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