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Meta's teen safety commitments are US-only (for now)

Meta's new Instagram and Facebook policies for under 18s — which it will enforce as part of a settlement in a high-profile child safety lawsuit — will only apply in the US as things stand.

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Meta's new Instagram and Facebook policies for under 18s — which it will enforce as part of a settlement in a high-profile child safety lawsuit — will only apply in the US as things stand. The measures include time limits on the apps for those aged 13 to 17 and reminders that they can switch to a non-algorithmic feed, which their parents or guardians can set as the default. A Meta spokesperson told Bloomberg it will monitor the changes.

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