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Meta is adding new safety features to child-focused Instagram accounts run by adults

Meta is adding some of its teen safety features to Instagram accounts featuring children, even if they're ran by adults.

In the coming months, the company is giving these adult-ran kid accounts its strictest message settings to prevent unsavory DMs. (To note, authorities have observed a huge increase in "sextortion" cases involving kids being threatened online to send explicit images.) When they chat with someone in DMs, they can now tap on the "Safety Tips" icon at the top of the conversation to bring up a screen where they can restrict, block or report the other user.

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