Meta has started rolling out its Teen Accounts feature for Facebook and Messenger users in Pakistan, expanding safety tools that were previously available on Instagram. This new feature is designed to give teenagers a safer, more age-appropriate online experience.
With this expansion, Pakistani teens will join hundreds of millions of users globally who have already been moved into Teen Accounts across Meta’s platforms. This move is part of Meta’s ongoing effort, which began a year ago, to improve digital safety standards for young users.
Key Protections The feature works by automatically limiting who teens can interact with, filtering the content they see, and promoting healthier screen time.
According to a Meta statement, “Teen Account protections were designed to address parents’ top concerns with automatic protections to limit who their teens are talking to online and the content they’re seeing, and ensure their time is well spent.”
Peace of Mind for Parents Meta added, “While there’s always more work to be done, we’re encouraged to see that Teen Accounts are bringing parents more peace of mind when it comes to their teens’ online experiences.”
Starting this week, Meta will begin placing both new and existing teen users in Pakistan into Teen Accounts. Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram, stated, “We want parents to feel good about their teens using social media. We know teens use apps like Instagram to connect with friends and explore their interests, and they should be able to do so without worrying about unsafe or inappropriate experiences.”
Mosseri also noted that since the feature’s launch on Instagram a year ago, Meta has added limits on teens going Live, implemented more restrictions in direct messages, and improved its systems to ensure age-appropriate experiences. “Supporting parents and helping teens use our apps safely is a responsibility we take seriously,” he said.
