Meta & Children's Online SafetyMeta terminology
PBD
private by default
Defaulting teen accounts to private. Instagram's well-being team "even explored private by default for teens but the growth impact was too high and the decision was to explore more nuanced and less blunt solutions".
Sources
Internal documentUnsealed internal messages ("It is about looking good to regulators so that they don't block our under 13 year old IG version")
Internal documentUnsealed internal messages ("IGWB even explored private by default for teens but the growth impact was too high")