Pinterest recently announced a number of features on its platform that aim to improve teen safety. These new measures include: the ability to create private profiles, options that give you more control over your followers, and safer ways to collaborate only with people you know.
Popular content creation and discovery platform It aims to expand the ways its users protect their personal space and make them feel more secure when interacting online.
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New security features announced by Pinterest, They focus on adolescents under 16 as well as their parents or guardians. These measures are detailed in a statement on the platform’s website.
One of the highlights is the ability to create custom profiles. Now users Teens over the age of 16 will be able to choose to set their profile to private and connect with friends and family via the “unique profile” link.
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So this measure will allow users under the age of 16 to have a private profile automatically. When they turn 16 or older, they can decide whether they want to have a public or private profile. If you choose to keep your profile private, you will remain invisible to other users on the platform and will have to share the content using a unique link.
Also, users under the age of 16 will have more control over their followers. Pinterest will automatically remove followers from these profiles, allowing underage users to decide who can follow them and only collaborate with people they trust.
To all users, Opportunity to review your followers and eliminate those who wantguarantees greater control over their connections on the platform.
In the area of in-app messaging, Pinterest has implemented additional security measures. Users under the age of 16 They will only be able to send and receive mutual follower messages that are accepted through the unique profile link.
Finally, Pinterest has added an additional security feature for parents or guardians of teens. Now, Parents can set a password that younger users can use They will need to log in to make changes to their account settings.
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