The measures include stricter controls on who can follow or message teen accounts and safety notices in Instagram direct messages and Facebook Messenger about suspicious cross-country conversations.
SAN FRANCISCO, California — Meta, the parent company of Face book and Instagram , on Thursday announced new measures to fight sextortion, a form of online blackmail where criminals coerce victims, often teens, into sending sexually explicit images of themselves.The measures beef up Instagram 's 'Teen Accounts,' which were announced last month and are designed to better protect underage users from the dangers associated with the photo-sharing app.
'The dramatic rise in sextortion scams is taking a heavy toll on children and teens, with reports of online enticement increasing by over 300 percent from 2021 to 2023,' said John Shehan of the US National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.'Campaigns like this bring much-needed education to help families recognize these threats early,' he added on a Meta blog page announcing the measures.
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