India, April 8 -- Expanding its safety features for Instagram users under the age of 16, Meta has now blocked their ability livestream to unblur nudity in direct messages without parental approval.

This comes along with the social media giant's announcement that it was extending the 'Teen Accounts' safeguards for users under 18 on Facebook and Messenger.

Meta had in September last year launched its teen account program to provide parents with more options to supervise their children's online presence amid the growing condemnation over social media's effects on young people's lives.

Under the latest changes brought in by Mark Zuckerberg's firm, teenagers under the age of 16 are blocked from using the Instagram Live feature unless their ...