Meta Introduces New Parental Controls for Instagram and Virtual Reality

Meta Introduces , New Parental Controls , for Instagram and Virtual Reality.

NPR reports that Facebook's parent company Meta has announced new parental supervision measures for Instagram and its virtual reality headset.

NPR reports that Facebook's parent company Meta has announced new parental supervision measures for Instagram and its virtual reality headset.

The new features come after the company has faced intense scrutiny, particularly regarding child safety and detrimental effects on younger users.

The new features come after the company has faced intense scrutiny, particularly regarding child safety and detrimental effects on younger users.

In December, the company first announced that it would be rolling out new safety tools aimed at teens and their parents.

In December, the company first announced that it would be rolling out new safety tools aimed at teens and their parents.

NPR reports that Meta is now taking steps to give parents and guardians additional oversight of their kids' activities.

NPR reports that Meta is now taking steps to give parents and guardians additional oversight of their kids' activities.

One of the new features allow teens to use new 'nudges' that will help them switch to a different topic after repeatedly looking at the same type of content.

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We designed this new feature because research suggests that nudges can be effective for helping people — especially teens — be more mindful of how they're using social media in the moment, Meta statement, via NPR.

We designed this new feature because research suggests that nudges can be effective for helping people — especially teens — be more mindful of how they're using social media in the moment, Meta statement, via NPR.

Meta said it also plans to launch reminders for teens to turn on the existing 'Take a Break' feature.

Another aspect of the new features is to give parents more information and resources, including a Family Center education hub and tips for talking to teens.

Another aspect of the new features is to give parents more information and resources, including a Family Center education hub and tips for talking to teens.

This is just a starting point, informed by careful collaboration with industry experts, and we'll continue to grow and evolve our parental supervision tools over time, Meta statement, via NPR.

This is just a starting point, informed by careful collaboration with industry experts, and we'll continue to grow and evolve our parental supervision tools over time, Meta statement, via NPR.

The news comes after Meta was hit with eight lawsuits which accuse the company of deliberately making Instagram and Facebook addictive to young people.

The news comes after Meta was hit with eight lawsuits which accuse the company of deliberately making Instagram and Facebook addictive to young people