It’s no surprise that tech giant Meta has been scrutinized in the past and continues to face major criticism for its apps in terms of the safety they offer to minors.
Critics have called out Facebook’s parent firm on how it needs to be doing more than rolling out a limited set of tools to combat the issue.
Keeping this in mind, Meta has just unveiled a new feature for Instagram users that prompts teens to consider logging off during late-night hours.
The rollout comprises a feature called nudges where teens would be prompted to log off when they hit curfew hours. And what better source of reminder or alert than this, right?
The alert will be displayed whenever a minor uses the app for more than ten minutes in a particular area like Instagram Reels or Instagram DMs during odd times at night.
The company mentioned through a newsroom post how the goal was to generate a tool because nothing is more important than sleep, especially when it comes to the younger generation.
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Critics have called out Facebook’s parent firm on how it needs to be doing more than rolling out a limited set of tools to combat the issue.
Keeping this in mind, Meta has just unveiled a new feature for Instagram users that prompts teens to consider logging off during late-night hours.
The rollout comprises a feature called nudges where teens would be prompted to log off when they hit curfew hours. And what better source of reminder or alert than this, right?
The alert will be displayed whenever a minor uses the app for more than ten minutes in a particular area like Instagram Reels or Instagram DMs during odd times at night.
The company mentioned through a newsroom post how the goal was to generate a tool because nothing is more important than sleep, especially when it comes to the younger generation.
