Meta is expanding Instagram Teen accounts in India. This new service of Instagram will offer more underlying safety measures, privacy security, and even parents’ supervision equipment to make a safe experience online for adolescents. Facilities will be available to users under the age of 16. However, some features will also expand to users under 18, depending on the field and specific features.

According to Meta, the new Instagram for adolescents addresses several concerns about the digital interaction of adolescents on the Internet, including threats such as bullying, harmful materials and so on. “Instagram’s new adolescent accounts address these concerns by keeping all teenagers automatically in the highest safety settings, empowering them with better equipment to safely navigate the digital world.”

Features of Instagram Teen Accounts

Instagram Teen Accounts will offer the following features to save the teenager online. Additionally, it will also restrict adolescent users from changing settings and it will require parents’ approval.

Private accounts: When an Instagram account occurs under a teenage account, the meta will keep the account private by default for users under 16. For this, users are requesting to approve and see any new follow request and who can see their content.

Messaging restrictions: Instagram for adolescent accounts will only receive messages from individuals they follow or are already connected. This is aimed at reducing the risk of unwanted or potentially harmful messages or DMS.

Sensitive material control: Instagram will automatically place the teenager in the most restrictive settings related to sensitive materials. This will limit the contact of the material for adolescents and mold them from the propagation of cosmetic processes in areas such as illustrated materials, depiction of physical changes, or explorers and reels.

Limited interaction: In addition, adolescent accounts will only be tagged or mentioned by those they follow. Adolescent accounts will also have an anti-bulling feature, under which the word hidden is able to filter the aggressive language in default by default and direct message requests.

Time Management Equipment: Adolescent account users will also alert users about their internet use. This will indicate information and remind them to get out of the app after 60 minutes of daily use. Additionally, a sleep mode will also be able to mute the information from 10 am to 7 pm in adolescent accounts and respond to direct messages during these hours.

Supervision equipment for parents

While teenagers, teenagers for Instagram, especially for people under 16 years of privacy restriction, will require parents’ approval to make the settings less restrictive. Parents can also enable supervision for old teenage (16+) at any time. Soon, parents will also have the ability to directly adjust these settings for more protection.

Additionally, more parents will be involved in supervision facilities:

Monitoring recent conversations – parents will be able to see a list of people who have messed up in the last seven days – but without reading the message material, maintain the privacy of the teenager.

Determining the daily time limit – parents will also be able to determine the limit. Once the set reaches the time limit, the teenager will no longer be able to reach the Instagram.

Blocking the Instagram during specific hours – the parents will be allowed to ban Instagram access at night or during the designated time with a simple tole.