Meta’s global affairs chief points to ‘behavioural issue’ around child safety tools on the social media platformsParents do not use parental controls on Facebook and Instagram, according to Meta’s Nick Clegg, with adults failing to embrace the 50 child safety tools the company has introduced in recent years.Meta’s global affairs chief said there was a “behavioural issue” around using the tools, after admitting they were being ignored by parents. Clegg made the admission as regulatory pressure builds on tech companies over protecting children from harmful content, with the Australian government announcing plans this week to ban younger teenagers from accessing social media. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/12/parental-controls-facebook-instagram-meta-nick-clegg
Author : Dan Milmo Global technology editor
Publish date : 2024-09-12 20:15:18
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