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Meta’s Teen Safeguards on Facebook, Instagram Apply Only to US

Bloomberg Technology Thursday 27 August 2026, 09:20 UTC By Newley Purnell and Gian Volpicelli 1 min read
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Meta Platforms Inc.’s changes to Instagram and Facebook, part of a series of landmark settlements to resolve claims that the social media networks are a safety risk to children, will apply only to US users for now.

Meta Platforms Inc.’s changes to Instagram and Facebook, part of a series of landmark settlements to resolve claims that the social media networks are a safety risk to children, will apply only to US users for now.
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