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Meta announces steps to protect teens from unwanted contact on Instagram and Facebook
Supervised teen accounts must submit a request before changing settings.
In a subsequent Meta post, this new default setting allows a teen to be privately messaged or added to a group chat by users they follow or "are connected to." A request must be sent if a supervised teen wants to change their account status from private to public, Sensitive Content Controls, or their new DM settings. Instagram gained parental control through " Family Center" in 2022, which provided useful educational material and the ability to set when their child can access the app.
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