Meta trials a new feature to protect teens.

From Marketplace, I'm Sabrie Beneshore, and for David Brancaccio.

Many social media firms have come under scrutiny for their impact impact the impact their platforms have on teens.

Meta's latest response to this is a new feature, it's testing, designed to protect teens

that automatically blurs images that may contain nudity.

The company says it'll test this out on the platform's direct messaging feature.

Marketplace's Nova Safo has more.

Meta previously announced steps to make it harder for teens to access other harmful content,

such as about suicide and eating disorders.

Its latest effort is aimed at combating sextortion schemes, which trick people into sending nude photos and then threaten

to share them with others.

The FBI has reported a significant increase in financially motivated sextortion, often originating

from outside the U.S US and targeting boys ages 14 to 17.

To combat this, Meta is testing out a blurring feature which will be turned on by default

for users under 18. Direct messages with potential nude images will be

blurred and warnings will appear encouraging users to think twice before sending such images

or engaging with accounts that send them.

I'm Nova Sopho for Marketplace.

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