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New restrictions on teen Instagram accounts

Instagram introduces new restrictions for teen accounts
"We hope this update reassures parents that we're working to show teens safe, age-appropriate content on Instagram by default, while also giving them more ways to shape their teen's experience," the company said in the announcement.
Instagram Is Introducing New Restrictions for Teen Users
The app will restrict content for teens with similar guidelines the film industry uses for PG-13-rated movies.
Instagram makes 'teen accounts' more restrictive
Instagram is tightening the settings on its "teen accounts" to add new limits on what kids on the platform are able to see. Older teens will also no longer be able to opt out of the default stricter settings without parental approval.
Instagram rolls out new restrictions for teen users
The head of Instagram announced new restrictions for users with teen accounts, which include filtering the content on their feeds, similar to what they might see while watching a PG-13 movie. Kurt Wagner,
Instagram adds new restrictions for teen users
Instagram is using a new feature to restrict mature content on teenage accounts. FOX 13’s Mariah Harrison reports.
Instagram teen accounts to be restricted to PG-13 content
Meta is planning to restrict content for teen Instagram accounts based around the PG-13 movie rating guidelines. That means suggestive, sexual content will be blocked and the app’s algorithm will avoid content with strong language.
Instagram Says It's Safeguarding Teens by Limiting Them to PG-13 Content
Meta says 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
Instagram Introduces New PG-13 Style Restrictions For Teen Accounts
Instagram is introducing the biggest overhaul to Teen Accounts since they first launched, with new parental control options. The social media platform will now use content guidelines inspired by PG-13 movie ratings.

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