Future Retirement Success
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Investing
  • Stocks
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Investing
  • Stocks

Future Retirement Success

Business

Facebook and Instagram to restrict advertisers’ access to teenagers’ data

by January 11, 2023
January 11, 2023
Facebook and Instagram to restrict advertisers’ access to teenagers’ data

Facebook and Instagram are to tighten restrictions around the data available to firms to target ads at teenage users, the platforms’ parent company, Meta, has said.

From February, advertisers will no longer be able see a user’s gender or the type of posts they have engaged with as a way of targeting adverts to them. Under the enhanced restrictions, only a user’s age and location will be used to show them advertising, Meta said.

The social media firm also confirmed that new controls would be introduced in March enabling teenagers to go into the settings in both apps and choose to “see less” of certain types of adverts.

Many online safety campaigners say social media platforms need to do more to control the types of advertising shown to younger users, saying inappropriate ads can cause as much harm as offensive or abusive content posted by others.

Meta has previously added restrictions that stop advertisers from targeting teenagers with adverts based on their interests and activities, and the company said the latest updates came in response to research on the issue, direct feedback from experts and global regulation.

“As part of our continued work to keep our apps age-appropriate for teens, we’re making further changes to their ad experiences,” Meta said in a blogpost.

“We recognise that teens aren’t necessarily as equipped as adults to make decisions about how their online data is used for advertising, particularly when it comes to showing them products available to purchase.

“For that reason, we’re further restricting the options advertisers have to reach teens, as well as the information we use to show ads to teens.”

This isn’t the first time Meta has been forced to look at its impact on its teenage users. Irish regulators launched a two-year investigation into whether Instagram exposed the contact information of its underage users by allowing them to publicly post their phone numbers and email addresses when they switched to a business account in 2020. In September 2022, Meta was fined €405m ($492m) for violating the General Data Protection Regulation.

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen also first revealed to the Wall Street Journal in September 2021 that the company knew and had conducted research that showed that its photo-sharing app, Instagram, had a harmful impact on the mental health of teen girls.

In a blog post responding to the article, Instagram head of public policy Karina Newton said that the company takes the findings seriously but contended social media wasn’t “inherently good or bad for people”.

“Many find it helpful one day, and problematic the next. What seems to matter most is how people use social media, and their state of mind when

Read more:
Facebook and Instagram to restrict advertisers’ access to teenagers’ data

0
FacebookTwitterGoogle +Pinterest
previous post
US suicide prevention hotline 988 sees increase in calls: reports
next post
Who’s next? Six Democratic senators who may retire ahead of a potentially brutal 2024 election

You may also like

PayPal admits policy to fine customers for ‘misinformation’...

October 11, 2022

Regulator warms train ticket websites over lack of...

December 11, 2023

Rural councils compelled to approve more wind and...

August 15, 2024

Microsoft to Offer Teams Separately from Office Suite...

April 3, 2024

British Firm Curve to Challenge Apple Wallet with...

May 30, 2024

Half of UK firms given loans by British...

November 14, 2022

Will the great return to the Office happen?...

September 28, 2022

IR35 improvements are still needed as trade body...

April 13, 2023

driveJohnson’s reaches 600 driving instructors across the UK

November 10, 2023

MP launches bill to make polluters pay for...

May 15, 2025

    Get free access to all of the retirement secrets and income strategies from our experts! or Join The Exclusive Subscription Today And Get the Premium Articles Acess for Free

    By opting in you agree to receive emails from us and our affiliates. Your information is secure and your privacy is protected.

    Recent Posts

    • Claim Trump nixed top Musk ally from NASA post over Dem donations belied by ex-Dems on team

      June 6, 2025
    • House Budget chairman explains why there’s no ‘pork’ in Trump tax bill after Elon Musk attacks

      June 6, 2025
    • Silver’s Surge is No Fluke—Here’s the Strange Ratio Driving It

      June 6, 2025
    • Friday Feature: Incubate Debate

      June 6, 2025
    • Risch urges ‘top to bottom’ USAID spending review after waste, fraud exposed

      June 6, 2025
    • Universities in Libertarian Land

      June 6, 2025

    Categories

    • Business (8,149)
    • Investing (2,013)
    • Politics (15,547)
    • Stocks (3,131)
    • About us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions

    Disclaimer: futureretirementsuccess.com, its managers, its employees, and assigns (collectively “The Company”) do not make any guarantee or warranty about what is advertised above. Information provided by this website is for research purposes only and should not be considered as personalized financial advice. The Company is not affiliated with, nor does it receive compensation from, any specific security. The Company is not registered or licensed by any governing body in any jurisdiction to give investing advice or provide investment recommendation. Any investments recommended here should be taken into consideration only after consulting with your investment advisor and after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company.

    Copyright © 2025 futureretirementsuccess.com | All Rights Reserved