Instagram has released the new feature Teen Accounts in India, with the help of which people under the age of 16 will get better safety in the online world. Along with this, parents will get better features. If children use Instagram for too long, the app will give information about it under a reminder and advise them to close the app.
Instagram is a popular social platform. Many users spend many hours on this one app. Now Meta has brought a new safety update for this platform, which has been introduced for teenagers.
The name of this new feature of Instagram is Teen Accounts, which will actually work as a protection. Now it has been made live in India. This feature has been designed for children below 16 years of age.
There will be changes in the accounts of users under 16 years of age
Under this new feature of Instagram, some default changes will be seen in the accounts of users under the age of 16. After the new update, the accounts of teenagers will become private accounts by default. In this, only a limited number of people will be able to message them. Also, parents will be able to control the online activity of children in a better way.
Want to create a safe platform for teenagers
Actually, Meta wants to make its Instagram safe for teenagers on a large scale. The company wants to achieve this goal with this update.
Discussion on the online safety of children around the world
Earlier this year, during Safer Internet Day, Meta updated its safety. It was named the 2025 Safety Update. This rollout came at a time when there was a discussion going on about the online safety of children all over the world. Instagram’s popularity graph is going up among teenagers.
This change will be visible in the new account
After this new update of Instagram, if a user under the age of 16 creates an account, their account will automatically become private. This means that only approved followers can view the post or tag it. Direct messages will also be restricted in this.
Blocking and reporting made simple
Keeping the safety of teenagers in mind, Instagram has also improved its blocking and reporting service. Users will get a new One-Tap tool, with the help of which you will be able to easily block and report any person.
You will get a new Sleep Mode
A new Sleep Mode has also been included, with the help of which notifications are muted from 10 pm to 7 am. If users spend more than 1 hour on the app, then the user is given a reminder by the platform. Here, sensitive content gets blurred automatically.
