Facebook launches new privacy tools to protect teens

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Facebook is taking another step toward strengthening teens protection by introducing a new set of privacy tools.

The social app announced today some updates to its policy of protecting young people from harm. After releasing similar features last year with the purpose of restricting adults from messaging teens they aren’t connected to, this year Facebook plans to introduce new ways to protect teens from messaging suspicious adults they aren’t connected to., a “suspicious” account is one that belongs to an adult that may have recently been blocked or reported by a young person .

New safety tools have been announced too, in the form of notifications which will prompt teens to report accounts after they block someone, as well as safety notices that contain information on how to navigate inappropriate messages from adults.released new privacy defaults for teens using its social app. Starting today, Facebook users under the age of 16 will be defaulted into more private settings when they join the service.

Finally, Facebook announced that it’s working with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to create a global platform for teens who are worried intimate images they made might be shared on public online platforms without their consent.Get the most important news, reviews and deals in mobile tech delivered straight to your inbox

 

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