Instagram is introducing separate teen accounts for those under 18 as it tries to make the platform safer for children.
Beginning Tuesday, anyone under under 18 who signs up for Instagram will be placed into a teen account and those with existing accounts will be migrated over the next 60 days.The company said it is building technology that proactively finds teen accounts that pretend to be grownups and automatically places them into the restricted teen accounts.
While these settings will be turned on for all teens, 16 and 17-year-olds will be able to turn them off. Kids under 16 will need their parents' permission to do so. That's unless the child's parents turn on “parental supervision” mode, where parents can limit teens' time on Instagram to a specific amount of time, such as 15 minutes.
Gleit said she thinks teen accounts will create a “big incentive for parents and teens to set up parental supervision.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Instagram introduces teen accounts, other sweeping changes to boost child safety onlineInstagram is introducing separate teen accounts for those under 18 as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives.
Read more »
Instagram introduces teen accounts, other sweeping changes to boost child safety onlineInstagram is introducing separate teen accounts for those under 18 as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives. The teen accounts will be private by default. Messages are restricted so they can only get them from people they follow or are already connected to.
Read more »
Delaware teen faces assault, kidnapping charges after allegedly attacking another teen at schoolA Delaware teenager is facing multiple charges - including kidnapping - following a report of an alleged assault at a high school in Newark, according to state…
Read more »
Delaware teen faces assault, kidnapping charges after allegedly attacking another teen at schoolA Delaware teenager is facing multiple charges - including kidnapping - following a report of an alleged assault at a high school in Newark, according to state…
Read more »
Delaware teen faces assault, kidnapping charges after allegedly attacking another teen at schoolA Delaware teenager is facing multiple charges - including kidnapping - following a report of an alleged assault at a high school in Newark, according to state…
Read more »
Michigan teen allegedly murders mother of teen rival who was trying to protect her sonA Michigan teenage boy who allegedly shot another teen during a fight and killed his mother is being charged as an adult, authorities said.
Read more »