Meta has partnered with Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) and the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) to promote safer social media use among teenagers through an interactive exhibition and a localised parental guide.
The initiative combines education for families with information about the safety features available on Meta’s platforms, covering issues such as privacy, screen time, cyberbullying and content recommendations.
The Digital Dialogue In Real Life exhibition, held at Gaysorn Amarin in Bangkok from October 22–25, uses activities and discussion prompts to help teenagers, parents and educators navigate everyday online situations.
Alongside the exhibition, Meta launched a parental guide developed with Digital Tips Academy, MDES, ETDA and Childline Foundation 1387. It offers expert advice, information about safety tools and conversation starters to help families discuss social media use.
Clara Koh, Meta’s director of public policy for Central Southeast Asia and ASEAN, said platform safeguards needed to be supported by open communication and guidance from trusted adults.
“Technology and safety settings go hand-in-hand with open conversations and guidance from trusted adults,” she said.
Koh said the collaboration brought together expertise to give families practical tools, adding that Meta would continue investing in safety and working with partners in Thailand.
The exhibition explains protections associated with Meta’s Teen Accounts, including private account settings, messaging restrictions, limits on sensitive content and tools to manage time spent online.
According to Meta, these include a reminder after 60 minutes of daily use and a sleep mode that mutes notifications between 10pm and 7am. The company also highlighted additional content protections inspired by film ratings for audiences aged 13 and above.
Five interactive stations show visitors how to apply safety and wellbeing tools to their social media use.
The Social Spaces station focuses on managing notifications, while Kindness Online explains how to report harmful posts, comments and accounts. Know Your Limits introduces daily usage reminders and sleep mode.
Feed Control demonstrates how interactions influence content recommendations and how users can adjust what they see. Beyond Likes explores controls for hiding like counts and limiting interactions, alongside discussions about social comparison and the value of sharing.
Boonthida Somchai, deputy minister of digital economy and society, said digital literacy and the ability to recognise online risks were part of Thailand’s broader social and economic development priorities.
She outlined plans to expand access to the parental guide through cooperation with the Ministry of Interior, with the aim of reaching communities at village level nationwide. The guide would also be included in ETDA roadshows providing digital education in different regions.
The initiative links Meta’s platform safety tools with outreach by government agencies and organisations working with families, extending the programme beyond the Bangkok exhibition.
The free exhibition is open from 10am to 8pm at The Forum on the ground floor of Gaysorn Amarin.
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