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Welcome to Family Center

Tools and resources to support your family's digital experiences

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Introducing Teen Accounts on Facebook and Messenger

We’re rolling out a new experience for teens, guided by parents.
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ACROSS META TECHNOLOGIES

A safer experience wherever your family interacts

Learn about the built-in protections, customizable features, and parental supervision tools available across our technologies.
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INSTAGRAM

Empower them to create and connect with built-in safeguards and customizable tools.

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Supervision tools on Family Center

Supervision adds tools and insights to the automatic protections in Teen Accounts, giving parents of teens 13–17 more oversight and a way to collaborate on safety settings.
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HELPFUL GUIDES AND ARTICLES

Essential resources to support your family's digital experiences

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Age appropriate content online: what it means for parents

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EXPERT PARTNERS

Stop Sextortion: tips for parents | A guide by Thorn

A guide for parents and caregivers showing you how you can help your teen avoid getting into dangerous, tricky situations like sextortion.
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TIP

Reflect on it: how would you respond if your teen encountered something upsetting online?

Be prepared for anything they might come across. Learn best practices for approaching sensitive situations.
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EXPERT PARTNERS

Stop Sextortion: tips for parents | A guide by Thorn

A guide for parents and caregivers showing you how you can help your teen avoid getting into dangerous, tricky situations like sextortion.
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TIP

Reflect on it: how would you respond if your teen encountered something upsetting online?

Be prepared for anything they might come across. Learn best practices for approaching sensitive situations.
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Age appropriate content

Tips for handling online bullying

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EXPERT PARTNERS

Managing online relationships | Parentzone

A guide from Parentzone on how to help your teen manage their online relationships and navigate concerns around blocking and reporting people on Instagram.
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TIP

Ask your teen: “What do you do when you see someone being mean to someone else online?”

Get advice on how to talk with your teen about how they are in the digital work from Richard Culatta, International Society for Technology in Education
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EXPERT PARTNERS

Managing online relationships | Parentzone

A guide from Parentzone on how to help your teen manage their online relationships and navigate concerns around blocking and reporting people on Instagram.
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TIP

Ask your teen: “What do you do when you see someone being mean to someone else online?”

Get advice on how to talk with your teen about how they are in the digital work from Richard Culatta, International Society for Technology in Education
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Modeling good digital behaviors

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EXPERT PARTNERS

How to form healthy habits online with your teenager | NAMLE

How you can create a healthy media environment in your home to keep your family safer and take advantage of the opportunities available with technological advances.
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TIP

Not all screen time is equal. Emphasize quality over quantity.

Learn how to find balance between the physical and digital worlds with Richard Culatta, International Society for Technology in Education.
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EXPERT PARTNERS

How to form healthy habits online with your teenager | NAMLE

How you can create a healthy media environment in your home to keep your family safer and take advantage of the opportunities available with technological advances.
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TIP

Not all screen time is equal. Emphasize quality over quantity.

Learn how to find balance between the physical and digital worlds with Richard Culatta, International Society for Technology in Education.
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The future is here: understanding generative AI through media literacy

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EXPERT PARTNERS

Five tips for being a media literate creator | NAMLE

Technology can give us the power to use our creativity and to share it with the world. But, as everyone knows, power comes with responsibility.
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TIP

Encourage your teen to ask the famous five W questions as they engage with content.

Asking Who? What? When? Where? and Why? can help teens become better readers of online content.
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EXPERT PARTNERS

Five tips for being a media literate creator | NAMLE

Technology can give us the power to use our creativity and to share it with the world. But, as everyone knows, power comes with responsibility.
Read more
TIP

Encourage your teen to ask the famous five W questions as they engage with content.

Asking Who? What? When? Where? and Why? can help teens become better readers of online content.
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EXPERT SPOTLIGHT

National Association for Media Literacy Education

A community of educators, NAMLE is committed to advancing media literacy education.
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KEY TOOLS AND FEATURES

Meta has spent over a decade developing numerous tools, features and resources

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SEPTEMBER 2024 - ONGOING

Teen Accounts are introduced and rolled out across apps

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Soon, only the people you follow will be able to message you.
Who can message you
Soon, only the people you follow will be able to message you.
Who can message you
Soon, only the people you follow will be able to message you.
Who can message you
Soon, only the people you follow will be able to add you to group chats.
Who can message you
Soon, only the people you follow will be able to add you to group chats.
Who can message you
Soon, only the people you follow will be able to add you to group chats.
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MARCH 2022 - NOVEMBER 2023

Supervision is introduced and rolled out across apps

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Soon, only the people you follow will be able to message you.
Soon, only the people you follow will be able to message you.
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JULY 2021

Instagram sets default private accounts for users under 16

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MARCH 2021

Messenger and Instagram begin to restrict adult-teen interactions

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AUGUST 2018

Meta launches activity dashboard for Facebook and Instagram

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You spent an average of 46 minutes a day using the facebook app on the device last week.
Time on Facebook
You spent an average of 46 minutes a day using the facebook app on the device last week.
Time on Facebook
You spent an average of 46 minutes a day using the facebook app on the device last week.
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SEPTEMBER 2016

Instagram feature begins filtering offensive content

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Advanced comment filtering
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Even more comments that meet our criteria will automatically be hidden
Even more comments that meet our criteria will automatically be hidden
Even more comments that meet our criteria will automatically be hidden
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OCTOBER 2010

Instagram introduces blocking feature

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Block frenchie_fry39 and other accounts they may have or create
Block frenchie_fry39 and other accounts they may have or create
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FEATURED NEWS AND RESOURCES

We are testing a way for people to reset the content recommendations they see in Explore, Reels and Feed when they want a fresh start
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Reshape Your Instagram With a Recommendations Reset

We’re testing a way for people to reset the content recommendations they see in Explore, Reels and Feed when they want a fresh start.
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Learn 5 actionable steps to support your child through negative online experiences, ensuring their emotional well-being and digital safety
RESOURCES

5 Steps to Support Your Child Online

Learn 5 actionable steps to support your child through negative online experiences, ensuring their emotional well-being and digital safety.
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Learn how to design STAR avatars in Meta Horizon that reflect your true self
RESOURCES

Guide: Making your Meta Avatar a STAR

Learn how to design STAR avatars in Meta Horizon that reflect your true self. This guide provides tips for safe, thoughtful, and respectful identity expression.
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Help protect teens from sextortion scams
NEWSROOM

Our New Education Campaign to Help Protect Teens From Sextortion Scams

Sextortion is a horrific crime, where financially-driven scammers target young adults and teens around the world, threatening to expose their intimate imagery if they don’t get what they want.
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Introducing Instagram Teen Accounts: Built-In Protections for Teens, Peace of Mind for Parents

Teen Accounts automatically place teens in built-in protections limiting who can contact them and the content they see, and helping ensure their time is well spent.
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RESOURCES

Youth experts Dr. Hina Talib and Meta’s Nicole Lopez fireside discussion

Meta's director of youth safety policy Nicole Lopez talks with adolescent medicine specialist and pediatrician Dr. Hina Talib
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RESOURCES

Age-appropriate content online: what it means for parents

Meta is evolving its policies around content that could be more sensitive for teens.
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New tools to help protect against sextortion and intimate image abuse
NEWSROOM

New tools to help protect against sextortion and intimate image abuse

We’re testing new features to help protect young people from sextortion and intimate image abuse.
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Online social comparison and positive self-image | The Jed Foundation
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Online social comparison and positive self-image | The Jed Foundation

A guide to helping your teen manage social comparison on and offline.
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New protections to give teens more age-appropriate experiences on our apps
NEWSROOM

New protections to give teens more age-appropriate experiences on our apps

We’re adding new policies and settings to help keep teens safe and limit the sensitive content they see on Instagram and Facebook.
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Managing online relationships | Parentzone
RESOURCES

Managing online relationships | Parentzone

A guide from Parentzone on how to help your teen manage their online relationships and navigate concerns around blocking and reporting people on Instagram.
Read more
The future is here: understanding generative AI through media literacy
RESOURCES

The future is here: understanding generative AI through media literacy

Learning how to ask questions and think deeply about the information you are consuming and creating.
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Parents guide to generative AI
RESOURCES

Parents guide to generative AI

Learn about generative AI and how you can help your teen use it safely, appropriately and productively.
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Five tips on being a media literate creator | NAMLE
RESOURCES

Five tips on being a media literate creator | NAMLE

It's truly incredible the power that technology can give us to use our creativity and to share it with the world. But, as everyone knows, power comes with responsibility. It's vital that we learn to create media responsibly.
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