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Meta's Instagram service recently introduced some built-in tools designed to protect young users. The changes also give parents more control over their children's accounts to improve safety and limit the amount of time spent on the social networking app.
Instagram says the new tools aim to "reassure1 parents that teens are having safe experiences." The main change was the establishment of Teen Accounts, which Meta says was developed "with parents and teens in mind."
The Associated Press offers the following tips as a guide for parents to get the most out of the new tools.
What limits will young users have?
Instagram already restricts anyone under 13 from signing up for the service. Now, teen accounts will automatically be set to private. That means they will have to accept or reject requests from new followers2. Other users will not be able to see a teen user's posts and videos or communicate with the account.
Teens will also face messaging restrictions3. They can only receive direct messages from people they are following or who follow them. But they can still send messages to other accounts.
Teen Accounts will also restrict certain kinds of material, or content. This will include sensitive subjects such as videos of people fighting or content that pushes methods to improve appearance. In addition, Instagram's anti-bullying tools will be set to the highest level to prevent offensive words and phrases in comments and direct message requests.
To restrict usage time, teens will get a message to stop using the app after it has been open for more than an hour. This message can be ignored, however.
Can the new limits be changed?
The new limits will be turned on automatically for all teens. But 16 and 17-year-olds will have the ability to turn them off. Children under 16 will need parental4 permission to do so.
Teens might also seek to lie about their age to get around the restrictions. But Meta has made it more difficult for them to do so. Young users are required to confirm their ages by uploading an identification card or by sending a short video of themselves.
Instagram says it will also begin testing artificial intelligence (AI) software early next year that will aim to prevent false birth dates from being accepted.
New controls for parents
If a parent does not think the limits for their child are strong enough, they can add more protective controls. For example, a parent has the ability to see who their teen has traded messages with within the past seven days.
The new tools also provide controls for parents to set daily limits for Instagram use. A parent can also block a teen from using Instagram during specific times of the day and follow subjects they are seeing.
How to set up parental controls
To set up additional controls, a parent first needs to set up family supervision5 on his or her account. On the mobile app, this can be done by going into settings and scrolling6 to find the family center to activate7 the tools.
Next, the Teen Account will have to invite a parent. This will be in the form of a link the teen can send by text message to the parent. After accepting the invite, the teen user has 48 hours to confirm the parent's response.
Can I use the teen settings right away?
The restrictive tools will be automatically activated8 for anyone under 18 who now signs up for Instagram in the U.S., Britain, Canada and Australia. For existing accounts, the restrictions will be put in place by mid-November.
The protections will be available for teens in the European Union's 27 countries beginning later this year. And the rest of the world will get Teen Accounts for Instagram in January. Meta says it will also bring the changes to other services like Facebook next year.
Words in This Story
app - n. a small computer program that can be put onto a mobile phone or other electronic device
reassure - v. to say something to stop someone from worrying
automatic - adj. working by itself with little human control
supervise - v. to watch a person or activity to make sure things are being done correctly, safely, etc.
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