The feature also monitors accounts for hacking threats.
“It’s just one tool, but it’s a very effective tool.”
Two-factor authentication is a security step universally recommended by experts.
That way even if a user’s password is compromised, the account remains protected.
Meta will focus on making two-factor authentication as easy to use as possible, Gleicher said.
About 1.5 million accounts have enabled Facebook Protect, with 950,000 of them newly enabling two-factor authentication.
Meta plans to roll out the program to more than 50 countries by the end of this year.
