"Meta Unveils Tools to Safeguard Teens from Online Exploitation on Instagram"

Meta, the parent company of Instagram, is introducing new features to protect teenagers on its platform, including a protection feature for direct messages that uses on-device machine learning to analyze images for nudity before they are sent. These features aim to safeguard teenagers from potential scammers and harmful content, with automatic activation for users under 18 and encouragement for adults to enable it as well. Additionally, Meta is developing technology to identify accounts involved in sextortion scams and plans to test pop-up messages to warn users who may have interacted with such accounts, demonstrating a proactive approach to online safety. These actions come amidst legal pressure in the U.S. and Europe regarding platform risks and protection of children from harmful content.