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Instagram Boosts Teen Safety, Sets PG-13 Content Limits for All New Teen Accounts
Instagram is going to follow the guidelines of PG-13 movie ratings when it comes to showing content to teen accounts. On Tuesday, the Meta-owned platform announced that teenagers under the age of 18 will be automatically placed into an updated 13+ setting, which they will not be able to opt out of without the permission of one of their parents.
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Instagram Says It Is Safeguarding Teenagers By Limiting Them To PG-13 Content
Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won't be able to change their settings without a parent's permission, Meta announced on Tuesday.
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Meta Announces New Safety Features for Instagram Teen Accounts, Adult-Managed Profiles for Children
Meta announced a couple of new safety features for teen accounts on Instagram on Wednesday. The Menlo Park-based social media giant said it is expanding its Teen Account protection and safety features to offer more tools to teenagers while they exchange messages with other users via the platform’s direct messaging (DM) feature.
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Instagram to Use AI-Powered Age Detection Tools to Find Teen Accounts Posing as Adults
Instagram is expanding its Teen Accounts setting, which was first rolled out in 2024, with a new proactive technology and parents' reach-out campaigns. Announced on Monday, the Meta-owned social media platform is testing the use of AI-powered age detection tools to identify teenagers on the platform who have added an adult birthday.
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Instagram Brings Teen Accounts With Additional Protections to Users in India
Instagram's Teen Accounts feature is being rolled out in India to improve the safety of younger users. It restricts account functionalities for underage users and requires parental consent for certain settings. Parents of users aged 16 and above can enable supervision features, and offensive words and phrases will be filtered out of messages and co...
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Instagram's "Peace Of Mind" Changes For Teen Accounts: Will It Work?
As Australia and other countries debate the merits of banning kids under 14 from social media, Meta has announced a significant "reimagining" of teenagers' experience of Instagram.
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Instagram Teen Accounts With Enhanced Safety Features for Younger Users Launched
Instagram Teen Accounts have been introduced as the latest measure to safeguard young users on the platform. These Teen Accounts come with default-enabled protections, and only users over the age of 16 can modify the safety settings of their account. Additionally, parents or guardians can monitor who has messaged their teenagers in the past week an...
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Google Reportedly Made Ads for Meta’s Instagram Targeting Minor YouTube Users
Google and Meta reportedly struck a deal to make and show ads targeted at minor users. A report claims that the Mountain View-based tech giant was working on a marketing project to develop ads that would run on its YouTube platform. These ads were being made for Meta’s photo and video-sharing platform Instagram and were reportedly targeted at tee...
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Instagram Rolls Out New Features for Notes, Adds Option to Limit Interactions to Close Friends
Instagram is rolling out several new features for users globally. The Meta-owned social media platform announced three new features for Notes to make it easier to post new posts and connect with friends. It has also introduced a Limit Interactions feature that allows users to not receive messages, comments, and tags from followers who are not added...
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Germany Teen Spends Rs 8 Lakh Every Year To Live As A 24x7 Train Passenger
The boy left his home in northern Germany at the age of 16 in 2022 and said that "it took a lot of convincing" for his parents to support his unconventional lifestyle.
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Meta Turns To AI To Protect Teens From "Sextortion" Scams On Instagram
Meta said on Thursday it was developing new tools to protect teenage users from "sextortion" scams on its Instagram platform, which has been accused by US politicians of damaging the mental health of youngsters.
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US Teen Slammed For Pulling Dolphin Out Of Water For Instagram Pic: "I Was Enraged"
As the outrage grew on social media, the teenager defended his action, claiming it was an accident.
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2 Teens Detained For Instagram Posts After Tension in UP's Bareilly
Tension reigned in the Sheeshgarh town of the district after two teenagers from different communities made derogatory remarks about each other's religion on Instagram, police said on Saturday.
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2 Arrested In Mumbai For Pakistan Independence Day Status On Instagram
Two teenage college students from Colaba were arrested by Mumbai Police for posting an image of Pakistan's Independence Day celebrations as their status on Instagram.
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"How Did Lil Tay Die?" Fans Ask As Father Refuses To Confirm News
The social media star Lil Tay, whose real name is Claire Hope, has died, her verified Instagram said in a post Wednesday.
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Instagram Boosts Teen Safety, Sets PG-13 Content Limits for All New Teen Accounts
Instagram is going to follow the guidelines of PG-13 movie ratings when it comes to showing content to teen accounts. On Tuesday, the Meta-owned platform announced that teenagers under the age of 18 will be automatically placed into an updated 13+ setting, which they will not be able to opt out of without the permission of one of their parents.
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Instagram Says It Is Safeguarding Teenagers By Limiting Them To PG-13 Content
Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won't be able to change their settings without a parent's permission, Meta announced on Tuesday.
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Meta Announces New Safety Features for Instagram Teen Accounts, Adult-Managed Profiles for Children
Meta announced a couple of new safety features for teen accounts on Instagram on Wednesday. The Menlo Park-based social media giant said it is expanding its Teen Account protection and safety features to offer more tools to teenagers while they exchange messages with other users via the platform’s direct messaging (DM) feature.
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Instagram to Use AI-Powered Age Detection Tools to Find Teen Accounts Posing as Adults
Instagram is expanding its Teen Accounts setting, which was first rolled out in 2024, with a new proactive technology and parents' reach-out campaigns. Announced on Monday, the Meta-owned social media platform is testing the use of AI-powered age detection tools to identify teenagers on the platform who have added an adult birthday.
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Instagram Brings Teen Accounts With Additional Protections to Users in India
Instagram's Teen Accounts feature is being rolled out in India to improve the safety of younger users. It restricts account functionalities for underage users and requires parental consent for certain settings. Parents of users aged 16 and above can enable supervision features, and offensive words and phrases will be filtered out of messages and co...
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Instagram's "Peace Of Mind" Changes For Teen Accounts: Will It Work?
As Australia and other countries debate the merits of banning kids under 14 from social media, Meta has announced a significant "reimagining" of teenagers' experience of Instagram.
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Instagram Teen Accounts With Enhanced Safety Features for Younger Users Launched
Instagram Teen Accounts have been introduced as the latest measure to safeguard young users on the platform. These Teen Accounts come with default-enabled protections, and only users over the age of 16 can modify the safety settings of their account. Additionally, parents or guardians can monitor who has messaged their teenagers in the past week an...
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Google Reportedly Made Ads for Meta’s Instagram Targeting Minor YouTube Users
Google and Meta reportedly struck a deal to make and show ads targeted at minor users. A report claims that the Mountain View-based tech giant was working on a marketing project to develop ads that would run on its YouTube platform. These ads were being made for Meta’s photo and video-sharing platform Instagram and were reportedly targeted at tee...
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Instagram Rolls Out New Features for Notes, Adds Option to Limit Interactions to Close Friends
Instagram is rolling out several new features for users globally. The Meta-owned social media platform announced three new features for Notes to make it easier to post new posts and connect with friends. It has also introduced a Limit Interactions feature that allows users to not receive messages, comments, and tags from followers who are not added...
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Germany Teen Spends Rs 8 Lakh Every Year To Live As A 24x7 Train Passenger
The boy left his home in northern Germany at the age of 16 in 2022 and said that "it took a lot of convincing" for his parents to support his unconventional lifestyle.
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Meta Turns To AI To Protect Teens From "Sextortion" Scams On Instagram
Meta said on Thursday it was developing new tools to protect teenage users from "sextortion" scams on its Instagram platform, which has been accused by US politicians of damaging the mental health of youngsters.
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US Teen Slammed For Pulling Dolphin Out Of Water For Instagram Pic: "I Was Enraged"
As the outrage grew on social media, the teenager defended his action, claiming it was an accident.
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2 Teens Detained For Instagram Posts After Tension in UP's Bareilly
Tension reigned in the Sheeshgarh town of the district after two teenagers from different communities made derogatory remarks about each other's religion on Instagram, police said on Saturday.
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2 Arrested In Mumbai For Pakistan Independence Day Status On Instagram
Two teenage college students from Colaba were arrested by Mumbai Police for posting an image of Pakistan's Independence Day celebrations as their status on Instagram.
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"How Did Lil Tay Die?" Fans Ask As Father Refuses To Confirm News
The social media star Lil Tay, whose real name is Claire Hope, has died, her verified Instagram said in a post Wednesday.
