Meta Launches Instagram Teen Accounts With New Safety Features, Parental Controls

Instagram Teen Accounts has default safety features for teens and parental controls.
Meta Launches Instagram Teen Accounts With New Safety Features, Parental Controls
A group of teens look at a photograph they took on a smartphone in Times Square in New York City, on Dec. 1, 2017. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Chase Smith
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Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, announced the introduction of Instagram Teen Accounts, a new feature designed to enhance the safety of teens on the platform while providing more control for parents, the company said in a press release on Sept. 17.

The update, which will roll out in phases globally, introduces built-in protections aimed at controlling who can contact teens, limits the type of content they see, and promotes a more “positive” experience for young users, the company said.

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