Instagram Revises Teen Account Settings Amid Backlash
Instagram will implement new safeguards to ensure content for younger, teen users is age-appropriate, according to Meta, the social media platform's parent company.
In September 2024, Instagram defaulted to making any accounts for users under 18 private and hiding messages from unknown senders. Now, Meta is taking the next steps by introducing a PG-13 style rating system for teen accounts.
- Instagram will limit potentially offensive and violent content for its teenage users.
- People can only opt out of the teen account restrictions with a parent's permission.
Instagram will aggregate the content for teen accounts on the same guidelines people use for PG-13 movies.
Author's summary: Instagram introduces new safeguards for teen accounts.