Instagram's new teen account protections draw fire from New Mexico AG
By Maria Dinzeo ( October 14, 2025, 23:07 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms has unveiled new protections for teen accounts on Instagram that aim to filter out mature content and give parents even more control over what teenagers see on the platform. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, who is suing the company for failing to protect kids from child sexual predators, said he has no reason to believe the measures will be effective.New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez slammed Meta Platforms’ release of new protections for teen accounts on Instagram on Tuesday, calling them a “reactive and half-baked PR strategy” that fails to address the real safety problems on its platform....
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