<h5>What kind of content will be hidden from teenagers?</h5><p>Meta has announced that it will start hiding inappropriate content from teenagers' Instagram and Facebook accounts. Such contents include posts about suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders. The social media company already aims not to show such age-inappropriate content to teens.</p><p>According to the company's new policy, such content will no longer appear in teenagers' feeds, even if it is shared by an account they follow. Teenage Facebook and Instagram users (who did not mislead about their age when signing up) will also see that their accounts have been put to the most restrictive settings.</p><p>They will also be prevented from searching for any terms that might be harmful. When individuals search for terms like suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, etc., the company will hide the results and instead connect them to various resources for help.</p><p>The company will also restrict who can tag and mention a teenager, repost their content, etc. The company will also change the accounts' settings so only followers can message them and help filter out abusive comments.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/meta-s-decision-to-protect-teens-from-sensitive-content%2FInsta.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=85c84e5d-b1fc-4909-baa1-d146a0f1da07"><figcaption>Results when someone searches for self-harm-related content. Photo by Meta.</figcaption></figure><h5>Why did Meta make this decision?</h5><p>The social media giant wants teenagers to have age-appropriate and safe experiences on their apps. The company has created various policies and tools to help kids, and their parents have a good experience with the apps.</p><p>Meta's latest announcement also comes at a time when many US states have sued the company.</p><h5>Why have the states sued Meta?</h5><p>Many US states have sued Meta, saying the company is endangering teenagers by incorporating addictive features into Instagram and Facebook. They say the company is also contributing to the teenage mental health crisis by knowingly developing features that addict children to its platforms. You can read more about it <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/many-us-states-have-sued-meta">here</a>.</p>

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