Meta has launched Instagram Teen Accounts in India. This new service of Instagram comes with built-in safety features, which will provide better safety and privacy to children under 16 years of age on the photo and video-sharing platform. This new teen account comes with parental supervision tools, through which parents will be able to keep an eye on their children's accounts. Some features of these new accounts will also be implemented for users under 18 years of age. Let's know all the details.
Meta has informed about the launch of Instagram Teen Accounts through its latest blog post. This new Instagram release for teenagers has been designed keeping in mind many serious issues in the internet era, including adult and sensitive content etc. In such a situation, the new platform will provide better exposure to younger users on the Internet and will keep teenagers away from such harmful content. This new Instagram teen account is equipped with many safety and privacy features. Know the top features of this new Instagram here.
Private Accounts: Instagram of children under the age of 16 will be kept private by default. In such a situation, no one will be able to follow teenage users on Instagram. For this, they will get a request for followers. It will be the user's decision whether to accept that request or reject it.
Messaging Restrictions: Only those users can message on the teen account with whom that account is connected. In such a situation, this feature will also keep away from sensitive messages coming from children in DM.
Sensitive Content Control: Adult and sensitive content will be completely banned on this new Instagram account.
Limited Interactions: Through this feature, only those people will be able to mention and tag the teen account, whom they follow. Anti-bullying feature will also be available in it, in which indecent and abusive words will not be displayed.
Time Management Tools: This feature will alert users about their internet usage. This feature will remind the user to exit the app after 60 minutes of daily use.
Supervision tools for parents: Parental control support will be available in accounts with users below 16 years of age.