Youth Well-Being Articles, Resources, & Tools for Parents & Teens

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Combating Financial Sextortion Scams From Nigeria

We’ve removed around 63,000 accounts in Nigeria attempting to target people with financial sextortion scams, including a coordinated network of around 2,500 accounts.

July 24, 2024December 10, 2024

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Supporting Parents Online With Our Screen Smart Program

We’re kicking off our 2024 Screen Smart program to help parents navigate conversations with their families about using devices safely.

April 17, 2024April 19, 2024

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New Tools to Help Protect Against Sextortion and Intimate Image Abuse

We’re testing new features to help protect young people from sextortion and intimate image abuse.

April 11, 2024April 1, 2025

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Ensuring Age-Appropriate Experiences on Meta Quest

We’re asking everyone who has a Meta Account on Quest 2 or 3 to confirm their age by re-entering their birthday.

April 2, 2024April 3, 2024

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Helping Teens Avoid Sextortion Scams

This Safer Internet Day, we’re announcing new efforts to help combat sextortion scams.

February 6, 2024December 10, 2024

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Our Work to Help Provide Young People with Safe, Positive Experiences

Mark Zuckerberg’s remarks shared with the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.

January 31, 2024April 1, 2025

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Introducing Stricter Message Settings for Teens on Instagram and Facebook

We share new features that will help keep teens safer online.

January 25, 2024November 25, 2024

Meta

New Protections to Give Teens More Age-Appropriate Experiences on Our Apps

We’re adding new policies and settings to help keep teens safe and limit the sensitive content they see on Instagram and Facebook.

January 9, 2024January 11, 2024

Meta

Introducing Lantern: Protecting Children Online

Lantern is a new program that enables tech companies to work together to better protect children online.

November 7, 2023November 6, 2023

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Giving Teens and Parents More Ways to Manage Their Time on Our Apps

We’re bringing parental supervision tools to Messenger and adding more ways for teens to manager their time on Facebook and Instagram.

June 27, 2023November 25, 2024

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Youth Well-Being Resources

Combating Financial Sextortion Scams From Nigeria

Supporting Parents Online With Our Screen Smart Program

New Tools to Help Protect Against Sextortion and Intimate Image Abuse

Ensuring Age-Appropriate Experiences on Meta Quest

Helping Teens Avoid Sextortion Scams

Our Work to Help Provide Young People with Safe, Positive Experiences

Introducing Stricter Message Settings for Teens on Instagram and Facebook

New Protections to Give Teens More Age-Appropriate Experiences on Our Apps

Introducing Lantern: Protecting Children Online

Giving Teens and Parents More Ways to Manage Their Time on Our Apps

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