Meta enhances teen safety on Instagram with new measures against sextortion amid growing scrutiny

Meta is ramping up its efforts to enhance teen safety on Instagram amid growing scrutiny regarding the protection of younger users on its platforms. The latest updates aim to combat sextortion, a pressing issue where scammers coerce teens into sharing intimate images, which are then used for blackmail.

As part of these enhancements, Meta plans to reroute follow requests from suspicious accounts to users’ spam folders or block them altogether. The platform will also introduce a warning system,