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Meta

Advancing Our Policies on Online Bullying and Harassment

We’re introducing a new policy to protect people from mass harassment and will now remove more harmful content toward public figures.

October 13, 2021October 12, 2021

Meta

Explaining the Research We Do to Support Families

As the Wall Street Journal reported four years ago, Facebook introduced Messenger Kids — and like others in this space, we are interested in understanding the next generation.

September 28, 2021September 29, 2021

Instagram

Pausing ‘Instagram Kids’ and Building Parental Supervision Tools

We believe building “Instagram Kids” is the right thing to do, but we’re pausing the work. We’ll use this time to work with parents, experts and policymakers to demonstrate the value and need for this product.

September 27, 2021December 3, 2021

Instagram

Asking People for Their Birthday on Instagram

We’ll start asking people to share their birthday on Instagram to create safer experiences for young people.

August 30, 2021September 23, 2021

Instagram

Protecting People from Abuse on Instagram

We’re announcing new features to limit abusive comments and DMs on Instagram.

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021

Instagram

Giving Young People a Safer, More Private Experience on Instagram

We’re defaulting young people into private accounts, limiting how advertisers reach them and doing more to stop unwanted contact.

July 27, 2021July 28, 2021

Meta

How Do We Know Someone Is Old Enough to Use Our Apps?

We’re using AI to find and remove underaged accounts, and developing new ways to verify people’s ages.

July 27, 2021September 23, 2021

Meta

Partnering With Experts to Promote Women’s Safety

We’re launching a Women’s Safety Hub and forming a team of expert advisors to help us develop new policies, products and programs that better support the women who use our apps.

June 30, 2021June 30, 2021

Instagram

Continuing to Make Instagram Safer for the Youngest Members of Our Community

We’re providing an update on our work to help keep people — especially young people — safe.

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021

Meta

Preventing Child Exploitation on Our Apps

We’re testing new tools to keep people from sharing content that victimizes children and sharing improvements we’ve made to our detection and reporting tools.

February 23, 2021December 10, 2021

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Safety

Advancing Our Policies on Online Bullying and Harassment

Explaining the Research We Do to Support Families

Pausing ‘Instagram Kids’ and Building Parental Supervision Tools

Asking People for Their Birthday on Instagram

Protecting People from Abuse on Instagram

Giving Young People a Safer, More Private Experience on Instagram

How Do We Know Someone Is Old Enough to Use Our Apps?

Partnering With Experts to Promote Women’s Safety

Continuing to Make Instagram Safer for the Youngest Members of Our Community

Preventing Child Exploitation on Our Apps

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