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Meta Introduces School-Exclusive Stories, Channels, and Pages on Instagram
Meta has added new features to Instagram as part of its school partnership program. Partner schools can create Stories, Notes, channels, and club and team pages that are open only to their communities. Stories and Notes will be visible only to students verified by the school. This allows internal school news and events to be shared in a more private environment.
The program was created last year to review teenagers’ complaints about online bullying and harassment more quickly. Complaints submitted by students and staff at partner schools are moved up in the review queue. According to Meta, responses will be provided within 48 hours. Schools will also receive information about the progress of the investigation and the action taken. In the new channels, school administrators can share important announcements with students, teachers, and parents. Only school administrators can post messages there. Club and team pages bring together information about events, practices, and other activities. Anyone at the school can create such a page, while its posts are managed by an administrator. School Stories and Notes are visible only to verified students. Administrators can remove inappropriate posts. However, explanations conflict over who can post. One statement says staff and students can also post, while another says only administrators have this right. In one example, a basketball team administrator posted a school Story about a tryout. The student directory displays a list of peers verified by the school. Students can also add a school badge to their profiles. This badge is visible only to other students at that school and to teenagers who follow the account holder and are followed back. Identity verification is handled by UNiDAYS, a service Apple also uses for education discounts. The features are intended for use outside class, and parents can block a teen account during school hours.
The program was created last year to review teenagers’ complaints about online bullying and harassment more quickly. Complaints submitted by students and staff at partner schools are moved up in the review queue. According to Meta, responses will be provided within 48 hours. Schools will also receive information about the progress of the investigation and the action taken. In the new channels, school administrators can share important announcements with students, teachers, and parents. Only school administrators can post messages there. Club and team pages bring together information about events, practices, and other activities. Anyone at the school can create such a page, while its posts are managed by an administrator. School Stories and Notes are visible only to verified students. Administrators can remove inappropriate posts. However, explanations conflict over who can post. One statement says staff and students can also post, while another says only administrators have this right. In one example, a basketball team administrator posted a school Story about a tryout. The student directory displays a list of peers verified by the school. Students can also add a school badge to their profiles. This badge is visible only to other students at that school and to teenagers who follow the account holder and are followed back. Identity verification is handled by UNiDAYS, a service Apple also uses for education discounts. The features are intended for use outside class, and parents can block a teen account during school hours.