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Instagram will restrict teens from going Live, as Teen Accounts expand to Facebook and Messenger

Mashable Tech

Teens on Instagram won't be able to broadcast Live to their friends without getting parental permission first, as Meta amps up youth safety features for its Teen Accounts across all its platforms. And it's not just for Instagram now: The parent company will also begin rolling out Teen Accounts to Facebook and Messenger today (April 8).

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Report: 1 in 7 teens exchange explicit images online for money or goods

Mashable Tech

A new survey is a wakeup call for parents who believe their teen would never exchange sexually explicit imagery of themselves for money or other valuable items like gift cards, clothing, gaming currency, and social media followers and likes. One in four teens said they were sexually solicited online for money, gifts, or social opportunities.

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Teens are becoming more worried about the effects of social media

Engadget

As lawmakers, regulators call for social media companies to do more to protect the mental health of their youngest users, teens perception of social media also seems to be changing. A growing number of teens say that social media is harmful and takes up too much of their time, according to a new report from Pew Research.

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Meta is using its AI age-detection tech to shuffle more young users into teen accounts

Engadget

Meta says it's doing more to make sure as many of its younger users as possible are using the teen accounts that it has rolled out for Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. Meta debuted teen accounts in Instagram last fall and recently expanded them to Facebook and Messenger.

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Meta brings ‘teen accounts’ to Facebook and Messenger

Engadget

Meta is bringing its teen accounts to Facebook and Messenger. Like on Instagram, the company will begin automatically moving younger teens to the new accounts, which come with mandatory parental control features and restrictions on who they can message and interact with. Teen accounts on Facebook and Messenger will operate similarly.

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Teens are causing chaos in Minecraft movie screenings

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The teens have — and they're involving themselves in screenings of the movie at the theater a la The Rocky Horror Picture Show. According to IGN , teens attending screenings of A Minecraft Movie screamed "CHICKEN JOCKEY!" Have you heard about the new Minecraft movie?

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Instagram is testing AI to flag teen users and enforce safety settings

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Instagram has begun testing AI-powered technology designed to proactively identify accounts it suspects belong to teenseven if the user has listed an adult birthdateand place them under special “Teen Account” settings. So far, the company reports it has enrolled at least 54 million teens into its teen account settings.

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