What Happened
Meta’s content guidelines for teens are “inspired” by PG-13 movie ratings.
Why It Matters
| Image: Meta Meta has reached an agreement with the Motion Picture Association (MPA) that will require the platform to "substantially reduce" its reference to the PG-13 rating when describing Instagram's teen accounts.
Key Details
- In a press release on Tuesday, a Meta spokesperson says its 13+ content guidelines aren't changing, but it has "taken the MPA's feedback on how we talk about that work" into account.
- The agreement comes just months after the MPA sent Meta a cease-and-desist order over its use of the PG-13 rating.
- At the time, Meta compared its new teen restrictions on posts containing nudity, sexual content, or suggestive poses to what you might see in a … Read the full story at The Verge.
Background Context
Meta’s content guidelines for teens are “inspired” by PG-13 movie ratings. | Image: Meta Meta has reached an agreement with the Motion Picture Association (MPA) that will require the platform to "substantially reduce" its reference to the PG-13 rating when describing Instagram's teen accounts. In a press release on Tuesday, a Meta spokesperson says its 13+ content guidelines aren't changing, but it has "taken the MPA's feedback on how we talk about that work" into account. The agreement comes just months after the MPA sent Meta a cease-and-desist order over its use of the PG-13 rating. At the time, Meta compared its new teen restrictions on posts containing nudity, sexual content, or suggest
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Source: The Verge – Original Link
Source: The Verge