Safety Resources for Parents
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Minor safety on Facebook
Minor safety on Facebook
We work hard to help keep people on Facebook safe
. For minors, we've designed many of our features to remind them of who they're sharing with and to limit interactions with strangers.
For example, we provide minors with specific education about what it means to post publicly. We also protect sensitive information, such as minors' contact info, school and birthday, from appearing in search to a public audience. Additionally, we take steps to remind minors that they should only accept friend requests from people they know.
If you're concerned about your teen's safety on Facebook, you can read our safety resources
for parents.
Ways to help your teen use Facebook wisely
Ways to help your teen use Facebook wisely
Depending on your child’s age, you might go through their account settings
together to make selections you’re both comfortable with. No matter how old your child is, we recommend that you make using Facebook responsibly part of an ongoing conversation about the internet and technology. Talk about your expectations, about how they'll behave online and help them understand what’s safe. Be sure your teen understands these basic examples of internet safety:
Never share your password.
Think before you post.
Only accept friend requests from people you know personally.
Report
anything that looks suspicious.
Learn more about how to control who can friend and follow you on Facebook.
How do location settings work for minors on Facebook?
How do location settings work for minors on Facebook?
Because it's important for minors in particular to think before they share their location, location sharing is off for them by default. When either an adult or minor turns on location sharing, we include a consistent indicator as a reminder that they're sharing their location.
How to handle threats to share private images or personal info on Facebook
How to handle threats to share private images or personal info on Facebook
We worked with
ConnectSafely.org
on the following answer.
If someone is threatening to share personal information about your child (asking for money or anything else), you have options. Here's what you can do:
Report this to local law enforcement.
Report this person to us
. Sharing or threatening to share intimate images goes against our Community Standards
.
Ask your child to block this person
. Depending on your privacy settings, people on Facebook can see a list of your Facebook friends. Once you block someone, they no longer have access to your friend list and won't be able to start conversations with you or see things you post on your profile.
Advice For Parents
Even when they're being threatened, young people are often reluctant to tell trusted adults about sensitive issues. Often they’re afraid or confused about what might happen next. They worry that by speaking up they could make their situation much worse — they could be judged, disciplined, made an example of or publicly criticized by adults.
There is nothing more effective than letting your children know — often and in different ways — that you are there for them no matter what and will respectfully help them work through the issue with each step you take together.
If your child is being threatened, you may need to gather more information about the situation. Get the whole story from your child’s perspective, and then talk to people you both trust to fill in gaps. A legal adviser or victim advocate can help you gather evidence that can be used in a legal case or to get a restraining order, if necessary.
Report an image of your child you want removed from Facebook
Report an image of your child you want removed from Facebook
If the photo or video violates our Terms of Service
or Community Standards
, learn how you can report it to us
.
If you believe a photo violates your child's privacy, please review our information on image privacy violations
.
Report a photo or video that violates the privacy of your child
Report a photo or video that violates the privacy of your child
If your child is under 13:
If you'd like to request the removal of an image of your child aged under 13, please fill out this form
.
If your child is between 13 and 17 years old:
While we understand your concern as a parent, unfortunately we can’t take action on behalf of your child if they are over 13, unless they are mentally or physically unable to report this to us themselves. We encourage you to talk to your teen about this issue and help them submit their own request
to have this content removed. You can learn more about keeping your kids safe on Facebook by visiting our Safety Center
.
Why an image of your child might be removed
Why an image of your child might be removed
We know and appreciate that many parents share photos of their children on Facebook with good intentions, but images showing nudity may be removed if they don't follow our Community Standards
. These standards help keep Facebook a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.
Keep in mind that we may also remove these types of images to help avoid the possibility of other people reusing them in inappropriate ways.
Minors and tagging on Facebook.
Minors and tagging on Facebook.
Anyone who can see a post may be able to add tags to it. When someone's tagged in a post, the audience of the post may expand to include their friends
. Minors and adults can use the Tag Review tool
to approve tags people add to their posts before they appear. By default, this feature is on for minors.
Minors and adults can also turn on Timeline Review
to review posts they're tagged in before the posts appear on their timeline. If a minor or anyone else is tagged in something they don't like, they can remove the tag
or ask the person to take the post down.
How do location settings work for minors on Facebook?
How do location settings work for minors on Facebook?
Because it's important for minors in particular to think before they share their location, location sharing is off for them by default. When either an adult or minor turns on location sharing, we include a consistent indicator as a reminder that they're sharing their location.
How to request data from your underage child's Facebook account
How to request data from your underage child's Facebook account
When we become aware of an account that represents a child under the age of 13, we promptly delete that account and all the information associated with it.
If you see an account that represents a child under the age of 13, you can let us know
.
If you're a parent or legal guardian, you can request information
from your child's account before we delete it.
Keep in mind that if you're requesting data from your child's account, we'll ask you to provide a copy of a notarized statement declaring your rights as a parent or guardian along with your report.
About Time Management Notifications
About Time Management Notifications
We want teens to feel good about the time they spend on our apps, which is why we've built time management tools to help you make the most of that time. For example, Teens may see a notification in their Feed when they’ve spent 20 minutes on Facebook, prompting them to take time away from the app or set a daily time limit
.
Learn more about teen safety at Meta.
Supervision on Facebook
What is supervision on Facebook?
What is supervision on Facebook?
Supervision is a set of tools and insights that parents and guardians can use to help support their teens (ages 13-17, or 14-17 in Spain and South Korea) on Facebook.
Supervision is optional, and both the parent and the teen must agree to participate. It can be removed at any time by either person. The other person will be notified if one of the people removes supervision.
When supervision is set up, a parent can:
See how much time their teen has spent on the Facebook app each day for the last week, and their average daily time spent for the week.
Set scheduled breaks for their teen.
See their teen’s Facebook friends.
See some of their teen’s privacy settings and content preferences.
See the people and Pages their teen has blocked.
Parents will be notified via push notification, if enabled, if their teen changes any of these settings.
With supervision set up, a teen can:
See a preview of what the parent sees while supervising.
Choose to notify their parent after reporting something on Facebook.
Learn how to set up supervision.
Note: Supervision features require the latest version of the Facebook app for iPhone and Android. The teen must update the Facebook app. The parent must either update the Facebook app, or visit www.Facebook.com using a desktop or mobile browser. If some features of supervision aren't working appropriately, update the Facebook app.
Eligibilty and privacy for parents
Eligibilty and privacy for parents
Parent eligibility
To use supervision as a parent:
You must be 18 or older.
Both you and your teen must agree to participate in supervision.
The teen you are supervising must be 13-17 years old. Exact age may differ depending on region.
Learn how to edit or add your birthday on Facebook.
You don’t need to be friends with your teen on Facebook to supervise your teen.
Privacy for parents
Supervision does not give a teen any insights about their parent’s account. Even if supervision is set up, your teen won’t be able to see your posts, likes or comments unless you allow them to connect with you on Facebook or your account is public.
The teen you are supervising won’t be able to see how much time you spend on Facebook.
Eligibilty and privacy for teens
Eligibilty and privacy for teens
Teen eligibility
To use supervision as a teen:
You must be 13-17 years old. Exact age may differ depending on region.
Your parent must be 18 or older.
Both you and your parent must agree to participate in supervision.
Learn how to edit or add your birthday on Facebook.
You don’t need to be friends with your parent on Facebook to have them supervise your account.
Privacy for teens
Even if supervision is set up, you still own your Facebook account. Your parent won’t be able to see your messages, change your password or delete your account. Your parent won’t be able to see your posts, likes or comments unless you allow them to connect with you on Facebook or your account is public.
If you are a teen and you have set up supervision with your parent, you can see a preview of what your parent sees on supervision.
You can let your parent know if you reported something on Facebook. If you choose to share a report with your parent
, we’ll let them know that you reported something, but won’t share other details.
Teens 18 and older
We’ll send a reminder about revisiting supervision to teens and parents when the teen is turning 18, according to the birthday they provided on Facebook.
Note: Users under 13 (14 in Spain and South Korea) aren’t allowed on Facebook.
What is Family Center on Facebook?
What is Family Center on Facebook?
Family Center is a place where parents can view the profiles they supervise on Facebook and Messenger
and manage supervision settings.
Family Center also links to the education hub, where parents can find resources from experts on building positive online habits with teens.
If you are a teen who has supervision set up with your parent, you can use the Family Center to view the information your parent sees.
To get to Family Center, visit https://familycenter.Facebook.com/dashboard
. You can also follow the instructions below to access it from Facebook.
Go to Family Center
Set up supervision on Facebook
Set up supervision on Facebook
Setting up supervision on Facebook requires confirmation from both a teen and their parent. First, a teen or their parent sends an invite for supervision. Then, the invite must be accepted for supervision to start. If a teen sends the invite, they must then confirm the parent who accepted the invite is the correct person to supervise their account. Keep in mind, only one parent can be supervising a teen’s account.
To be supervised, teens must be 13-17, and the parent must be over 18 years old. Both teens and parents must have or create a Facebook account
to accept the supervision invitation.
Learn more about parent and teen eligibility.
Note: Supervision features require the latest version of the Facebook app for iPhone and Android. The teen must update the Facebook app. The parent must either update the Facebook app, or visit www.Facebook.com using a desktop or mobile browser. If some features of supervision aren't working appropriately, update the Facebook app.
Sending invites
Teens or parents can send invites for supervision. Parents who want to supervise more than one teen can send the same invite to each teen they want to supervise.
Keep in mind, invites expire 48 hours from the time they are first created. If the invite has expired, follow the steps to create a new invite again.
Resending or canceling invites
Invites expire after 48 hours. You can resend or cancel an invite if it has been less than 48 hours since you first created the invite. If it’s been more than 48 hours, create a new invite with the steps above.
Accepting or declining invites
You can accept or decline a supervision invite. Supervision will start based on who sent the invite. If a parent sends their teen an invite, supervision will start after the invite is accepted. If a teen sends their parent an invite, supervision will start after the parent accepts the invite and the teen confirms the parent who accepted as the correct person to supervise their account.
To accept or decline an invite, open the invite link that was sent to you by your parent or teen, then follow the instructions on screen to accept or decline.
The person who invited you will get a notification that you accepted or declined their supervision invite.
Confirming a parent
If a teen invites their parent to supervise their account, once the parent accepts the invite, the teen must confirm that it’s the correct parent. Only teens need to confirm parents, if a parent invites their teen, supervision begins once the invite’s accepted. Once your parent has accepted your invite, you will receive a notification letting you know that your parent accepted your invite. Depending on your settings, this may be a Facebook push notification. Follow the instructions within your notification to review and confirm or decline setup.
Supervision for multiple accounts or people
A parent can only supervise their teen’s account from one account, even if the parent has multiple Facebook accounts. If you have multiple Facebook accounts, make sure you are logged into your preferred account when you open the invite link. You can log in and reopen the link if needed.
A parent can supervise more than one teen’s account, but they can only send one active invite link at a time. For security purposes, Facebook may limit the number of teen accounts that a parent account can supervise at any given time.
If a teen sends a supervision invite, they'll need to confirm the person who accepts as the correct person to supervise their account. If they send supervision invites to more than one person, the first person to accept will be the person the teen can confirm. The teen can choose to confirm or deny that person, or to resend invites.
Learn how to change who supervises your account.
Supervision and Blocking
A parent can’t supervise a teen’s account if either of them has blocked each other. Learn how to unblock someone.
If supervision is set up and you block your parent or teen, supervision will automatically be removed and your parent or teen will be notified.
Notifications
Parents and teens can get notifications
from Facebook about supervision activity. If a parent or teen has turned on push notifications for Facebook, they may get push notifications.
Remove supervision on Facebook
Remove supervision on Facebook
You can remove supervision at any time as a parent or a teen. Your teen or parent will be notified if you remove supervision.
If a teen removes supervision, they’ll have 24 hours to undo the action if they change their mind. They can’t set up supervision with another parent until after the 24 hours end.
Parents and teens can send a new invite to set up supervision
again after supervision is removed.
Remove supervision
Change who is supervising your account on Facebook
Change who is supervising your account on Facebook
Only one parent or guardian can supervise a teen’s account at a time. To change who’s supervising the account, first the teen or parent needs to remove the supervision connection. If a teen removes supervision, they’ll need to wait 24 hours before they can invite someone else to supervise their account.
Next, either the teen or another parent can send a new invite link
to set up supervision.
See how much time your teen spends on Facebook and set scheduled breaks
See how much time your teen spends on Facebook and set scheduled breaks
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Learn why you were notified that your teen reported something on Facebook
Learn why you were notified that your teen reported something on Facebook
This feature is currently only available for parents and teens who are using supervision on Facebook
.
If the teen you are supervising on Facebook reports something
, they have the option of letting you know
about it.
If they decide to let you know, you will be notified
that your teen reported something. You will receive a push notification from Facebook if you have them enabled.
Once the teen sends a report, Facebook will review the report to see if there was a violation of our Community Standards
.
There are many reasons why people report things. You may want to talk to your teen about what happened.
Notify your parent when you report something on Facebook
Notify your parent when you report something on Facebook
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See your teen's Facebook friends
See your teen's Facebook friends
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See your teen's privacy settings
See your teen's privacy settings
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