Meta Takes Action Against Online Predators Amid Growing Concerns

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has outlined the efforts of its Child Safety Task Force in combating online predators. The task force has focused on three key areas: Recommendations and Discovery, Restricting Potential Predators and Removing Their Networks, and Strengthening Enforcement. Meta has expanded its systems to proactively find and remove content that breaks rules or may be inappropriate, using machine learning technology to identify harmful terms and relationships between them. They have also developed technology to identify potentially suspicious adults and prevent them from interacting with teens or each other. Additionally, Meta has strengthened its reporting and enforcement systems, disabled hundreds of thousands of accounts, and participated in the Lantern program to share information about accounts and behaviors that violate child safety policies.