Meta expands Instagram’s School Partnership Program in the US
Meta is adding new features to Instagram’s School Partnership Program in the US, allowing schools and verified high school students to share news about clubs, sports teams, and events, the company announced.
The update arrives a month after Meta’s settlement with US states over claims that it designed Instagram and Facebook to addict children.
Under that agreement, made with 52 attorneys general, Meta will pay up to $18bn over 10 years and add daily time limits for teens.
The school program itself started last year with the education groups ISTE and ASCD.
Its first job was to let educators report bullying and other safety problems straight to Instagram, and nearly 17,000 schools have now signed up, Meta said.
Partner schools now get Channels, where only administrators can post updates for followers such as parents and the local community.
They can also publish School Stories and Notes, which only verified students...
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