KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 -- Meta Platforms recently rolled out enhanced safeguards for teenagers through its revamped "Teen Accounts" on Instagram, placing younger users under even stricter default settings for privacy, content exposure and parental controls.

Meta, an American multinational technology company, owns and operates major social media and communication platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Threads.

The move comes at a critical juncture as Putrajaya weighs a sweeping ban on social media access for users under 16, with the additional safety features now built in by default, rather than requiring parents to actively seek out safety settings.

At a recent press briefing, Clara Koh, Meta's director of pu...