2025-06-13
2/ Ads for these services - and the non-consensual sexual images they create - are strictly against our rules. That's why we're launching new tech specifically designed to find and remove these ads, and sharing violating URLs with other companies so they can take action too.
404 Media
Meta sues Joy Timeline, which makes nudify app CrushAI, in Hong Kong to prevent it from advertising on Meta apps; in January, 90% of its traffic came from Meta
I mean goddamn! If you're not even vetting the current ad buys, how the fuck do you think AI-generated ads are going to somehow be less of a clusterfuck? Alexios Mantzarlis / @man...
2025-03-06
1/ Meta, X, and Snap agree! Parents want a one-stop shop to verify their child's age and grant permission for them to download apps in a privacy-preserving way.
The Verge
Utah becomes the first state to pass an app store age-verification bill and require parental consent for minors to download apps; the bill heads to the governor
Lauren Feiner / The Verge :
2/ The app store is the best place for it, and more than a quarter of states have introduced bills recognizing the central role app stores play. We applaud Utah for putting parents in charge with its landmark legislation and urge Congress to follow suit.
The Verge
Utah becomes the first state to pass an app store age-verification bill and require parental consent for minors to download apps; the bill heads to the governor
Lauren Feiner / The Verge :
2022-12-02
Proud of how far this work has come so we can offer victims more tools to thwart non-consensually shared intimate images. Glad others in industry are joining https://stopncii.org/ so we can combat it at scale. Check out more from @oliviasolon @business https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
TikTok and Bumble plan to use StopNCII.org's database of hashes of nude images and videos to block revenge porn; Meta has been using it since last year
Olivia Solon / Bloomberg :
2022-08-30
Talking about well-being online can be complex. We're working with experts to help creators on @Instagram serve as responsible, authentic messengers for honest conversations about mental health. More from @Tatum_Hunter_ in @washingtonpost below ⬇️ https://twitter.com/...
Washington Post
Mental health content creators on TikTok and Instagram are increasingly filling a health care gap, which critics fear could lead to harmful self-diagnoses
Issey Moloney signed up for therapy through Britain's National Health Service when she was just 12 years old. She was on a waiting list for four years.
2022-08-26
@Instagram recently announced our commitment to building a safer search and discovery experience for teens. Today, we're sharing some new updates to help protect teens from seeing content that could be sensitive (a thread) https://about.instagram.com/ ...
TechCrunch
Instagram defaults new users under 16 to its most restrictive content setting, will prompt existing teen users to pick the setting, and adds a settings check-up
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
2022-06-24
We're also announcing that we're starting to test new options for people to verify how old they are on Instagram, allowing us to further ensure that the right people get the right experiences. Glad we're partnering with @getyoti on this important work. https://about.fb.com/...
Wall Street Journal
Instagram begins testing tools to verify ages, starting with 17 and under, using either Yoti's facial video analysis, photo IDs, or adults vouching for users
Meta's new policy will make it tougher for teens to update to adult accounts. But they can still lie about their age in the first place
2022-06-14
Today, we're announcing new tools and resources designed to support parents, guardians and teens' safety and well-being across @Meta (thread 1/6) https://about.instagram.com/ ...
Engadget
Meta begins rolling out parental support tools for Quest headsets and Instagram, including a parent education hub and additional prompts to take breaks
Meta is introducing new parental supervision features for Quest virtual reality headsets and Instagram.
2021-10-14
Our work to protect people on our platforms continues - Today we announced updates to our our bullying and harassment policy at @Facebook ➡️ https://about.fb.com/...
Variety
Facebook says it now counts activists and journalists as “involuntary” public figures to help protect them and will remove sexual content targeting celebrities
Todd Spangler / Variety : Source: About Facebook .