Meta has advocated for the implementation of laws that would entail app stores obtaining permission from a parent or guardian when a minor tries to download an application.
The proposal would make app stores, such as those overseen by Apple and Google, responsible for applying parental controls - rather than social media firms.
Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, has encountered criticism for the manner in which it manages teens making use of its websites.
The company's head of safety demanded a "straightforward, sector-wide answer" to regulate children's usage of social media.
Meta's global head of safety, Antigone Davis, declared her support of federal legislation in a blog post issued Wednesday. She asserted that parents ought to authorize any app downloads by their teens younger than 16, and that app stores should also seek approval from parents in such cases.
This solution would require app stores to provide notice to parents when their teenage child decides to download an app, similarly to when they are notified if the teen attempts to make a purchase.
Parents have the option of allowing the download or not, and can check the age of their teen during the phone setup process, eliminating the requirement to confirm age on multiple applications.
The post is made at a time when the company is being hit with ever-increasing legal actions concerning its management of the use of kids and adolescents, and one week after a whistleblower conveyed to the US Congress that he thought Instagram was not doing enough to secure teens from digital hazards.
He declared that his 14-year-old daughter had been subject to unwanted sexual propositions on Instagram, and that he felt Meta should take more drastic action to address the issue.
The ex-Meta employee informed the BBC that he thought whistleblowing would stop him from finding employment in the tech sector ever again.
Meta has declared that they have incorporated more than 30 tools to foster a secure internet space.
Politicians in the US are growing more likely to pass local laws to tackle the issue, potentially giving rise to an intricate legal structure for Meta and other businesses to traverse.
In March, Utah enacted the first US legislation mandating social media companies gain parental authorization prior to children making use of their apps.
Meta declared the need for a nationwide legislation.
Ms Davis suggested the industry unite with legislators to formulate convenient, effective methods for parents to monitor their adolescents' internet participation.
It is essential that laws be enacted so adolescents' utilized apps can be judged by the same criteria.
Social media corporations are beginning to encounter an increasing number of laws and regulations worldwide.
In the EU, due to laws concerning data privacy, Meta has been forced to introduce a subscription fee in order to circumvent such laws, despite not having launched its latest social platform, Threads, yet.
Ms Davis indicated that entrusting app stores with parental control would help safeguard privacy by curtailing the number of firms gathering "possibly confidential personal information".
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