Meta has introduced Instagram Teen Accounts for minors that will be guided by parents. These accounts have built-in protections limiting the content they see and who can contact them. It also gives teens new ways to explore their interests.
Meta, announcing this development on their website’s newsroom, informed that teens will be automatically placed into Teen Accounts and will not be able to change any of the settings to be less strict without the permission of their parents. The teen accounts will give them the leeway to select the topics they want to see in Explore and their ‘For You’ page.
“We understand parents’ concerns, and that’s why we’re reimagining our apps for teens with new Teen Accounts. This new experience is designed to better support parents and give them peace of mind that their teens are safe with the right protections in place,” Meta informed.
Addressing Parents’ concerns, the teen accounts come with built-in protections that turn on automatically and can only be changed if parents decide:
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Default private accounts applied to teens under 16.
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Messaging restrictions allowing messages only from people they already follow or are connected to.
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Sensitive content restrictions in places like Explore and Reels.
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Limited interactions enabling teens to be only tagged or mentioned by people they follow.
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Time limit reminders that tell them every day to leave the app after 60 minutes.
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Sleep mode enabled between 10 PM and 7 AM.
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Parents can also get more involved if they wish through the new supervision feature following them to:
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Know who their teens are talking to,
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Set a daily timer to limit the usage of the app,
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Block their teen out of the app for a specified amount of time,
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Supervise the topics that teens are looking at.
This initiative by Meta will help change the experience of millions of minors and protect them from sensitive topics like sexually suggestive content or content discussing suicide or self-harm.
