Facebook has announced it plans to reduce targeted advertising capabilities to children in the coming weeks. Targeting categories for children under 18 will be limited to age, gender and location, with Facebook noting advocates indicated young people "may not be well equipped" to make decisions on opting out of targeting. The new limitations will apply to Facebook and its subsidiaries. Facebook also announced new Instagram users age 16 and under will have their accounts automatically set to "private" when they sign up.
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