Meta’s new rules block teenagers from livestreaming on Instagram

• Teen Instagram users will not be allowed to livestream without parental permission. This comes as teen accounts are being expanded to Facebook and Messenger. These will, theoretically, give parents more control over their children's social-media accounts.

Meta's continuing battle to shed criticisms about how it handles young users has resulted in new rule for teens on Instagram.

People under the age of 16 will be blocked from livestreaming on the social network unless they first get parental approval.