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Instagram Boosts Teen Safety, Sets PG-13 Content Limits for All New Teen Accounts
- Tuesday October 14, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta To Block AI Chatbots From Talking About Suicide, Self Harm With Teenagers
- Tuesday September 2, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anushree Jonko
Meta has announced that it will block artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots from talking to teenagers about sensitive topics such as suicide, self-harm and eating disorders. Instead, young users will be directed to helplines and resources.
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www.ndtv.com
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Instagram Not Allowing Users To Go Live If They Don’t Have 1,000 Followers
- Monday August 4, 2025
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by Ketan Pratap
The Meta-owned photos and video sharing platform, going forward, will not allow its users to go live on Instagram if they do not have a public account with at least 1,000 followers. The tech giant silently disabled the feature by only updating the support page on its website.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Adds Teen Safety Features, Removes 6.3 Lakh Accounts
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
Instagram parent company Meta has introduced new safety features aimed at protecting teens who use its platforms, including information about accounts that message them and an option to block and report accounts with one tap.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta Announces New Safety Features for Instagram Teen Accounts, Adult-Managed Profiles for Children
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by David Delima
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Expands 'Teen Accounts' to Facebook, Messenger Amid Children's Online Safety Regulatory Push
- Tuesday April 8, 2025
- Reuters
Meta's expansion of safety features for teens comes as some lawmakers say they plan to press ahead with proposed legislation, such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), seeking to protect children from social media harms. Meta users under 16 will also not be allowed to disable a feature that automatically blurs images potentially containing nudity ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Instagram Teen Accounts With Enhanced Safety Features for Younger Users Launched
- Wednesday September 18, 2024
- Written by David Delima
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Instagram to Test Features That Blur Messages Containing Nudity in Move to Boost Teen Safety
- Thursday April 11, 2024
- Reuters
Instagram will test features that blur messages containing nudity to safeguard teens and prevent potential scammers from reaching them, its parent Meta said on Thursday as it tries to allay concerns over harmful content on its apps.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Brings Stricter Message Settings for Teens on Instagram, Facebook Messenger
- Thursday January 25, 2024
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Meta has announced new restrictions to help protect teens from unwanted contact on Instagram and Facebook through stricter private message settings. Meta will enable fresh DM (direct messages) restrictions on both Facebook Messenger and Instagram for users aged under 18 years to prevent messages from people they do not follow.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Instagram And Facebook Plan To Limit Reach Of Harmful Content To Teens
- Sunday January 14, 2024
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
Meta said it wants teens to have safe, age-appropriate experiences on the apps.
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www.ndtv.com
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Snapchat and Other Social Media Platforms Offer Parental Control Features, but Do They Offer Enough Safety?
- Thursday August 11, 2022
- Associated Press
Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and other social media platforms are bolting on new features to make their services safer and more age appropriate. However, there is no discussion on how algorithms pushing endless content that can drag anyone, not just teens, into harmful rabbit holes.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Instagram Boosts Teen Safety, Sets PG-13 Content Limits for All New Teen Accounts
- Tuesday October 14, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta To Block AI Chatbots From Talking About Suicide, Self Harm With Teenagers
- Tuesday September 2, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anushree Jonko
Meta has announced that it will block artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots from talking to teenagers about sensitive topics such as suicide, self-harm and eating disorders. Instead, young users will be directed to helplines and resources.
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www.ndtv.com
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Instagram Not Allowing Users To Go Live If They Don’t Have 1,000 Followers
- Monday August 4, 2025
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by Ketan Pratap
The Meta-owned photos and video sharing platform, going forward, will not allow its users to go live on Instagram if they do not have a public account with at least 1,000 followers. The tech giant silently disabled the feature by only updating the support page on its website.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Adds Teen Safety Features, Removes 6.3 Lakh Accounts
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
Instagram parent company Meta has introduced new safety features aimed at protecting teens who use its platforms, including information about accounts that message them and an option to block and report accounts with one tap.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta Announces New Safety Features for Instagram Teen Accounts, Adult-Managed Profiles for Children
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by David Delima
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Expands 'Teen Accounts' to Facebook, Messenger Amid Children's Online Safety Regulatory Push
- Tuesday April 8, 2025
- Reuters
Meta's expansion of safety features for teens comes as some lawmakers say they plan to press ahead with proposed legislation, such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), seeking to protect children from social media harms. Meta users under 16 will also not be allowed to disable a feature that automatically blurs images potentially containing nudity ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Instagram Teen Accounts With Enhanced Safety Features for Younger Users Launched
- Wednesday September 18, 2024
- Written by David Delima
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Instagram to Test Features That Blur Messages Containing Nudity in Move to Boost Teen Safety
- Thursday April 11, 2024
- Reuters
Instagram will test features that blur messages containing nudity to safeguard teens and prevent potential scammers from reaching them, its parent Meta said on Thursday as it tries to allay concerns over harmful content on its apps.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Brings Stricter Message Settings for Teens on Instagram, Facebook Messenger
- Thursday January 25, 2024
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Meta has announced new restrictions to help protect teens from unwanted contact on Instagram and Facebook through stricter private message settings. Meta will enable fresh DM (direct messages) restrictions on both Facebook Messenger and Instagram for users aged under 18 years to prevent messages from people they do not follow.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Instagram And Facebook Plan To Limit Reach Of Harmful Content To Teens
- Sunday January 14, 2024
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
Meta said it wants teens to have safe, age-appropriate experiences on the apps.
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www.ndtv.com
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Snapchat and Other Social Media Platforms Offer Parental Control Features, but Do They Offer Enough Safety?
- Thursday August 11, 2022
- Associated Press
Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and other social media platforms are bolting on new features to make their services safer and more age appropriate. However, there is no discussion on how algorithms pushing endless content that can drag anyone, not just teens, into harmful rabbit holes.
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www.gadgets360.com