( ) -v-30- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “std.” Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta is adding new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms beginning today (TUESDAY). Correspondent Jeremy House has more on the story. [CutID: <Cuts> META-INSTAGRAM-house-v-TUEam.mp3 Time: 30s Title: META-INSTAGRAM-house-v-TUEam Out-cue: std] ————————————- VERBATIM: The changes come as social media companies […]
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Meta launches more parental supervision tools for Instagram.
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Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta is adding new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms beginning today (TUESDAY). Correspondent Jeremy House has more on the story.
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VERBATIM: The changes come as social media companies face increased scrutiny over how they impact teens’ mental health. But many of the features being added require teens — and parents — to opt in, raising questions about how effective they are. Instagram, for instance, will now send a notice to teens after they have blocked someone. The message will encourage them to let their parents “supervise” their account. The idea is to get kids to engage their parents at a moment when they might be more open to guidance..JH reporting.