Teens Blocked From Instagram Livestreaming as Meta Boosts Safety

Meta Platforms Inc. is expanding protections for teen users of its Instagram, Facebook and Messenger apps, the latest attempt to quiet critics who say the social-networking company is harming the young.

Teens under age 16 will no longer be able to host live videos without a parent’s permission or share images containing suspected nudity through direct messages, the company said Tuesday. Meta is also rolling out “Teen Accounts” with more stringent privacy settings to users on Facebook and Messenger after releasing them first on Instagram last September.

Teen Accounts prevent users under the age of 18 from seeing sensitive content, ...