Instagram rolling out ‘teen account’ settings, parental supervision updates
By Lauren Taylor (Anchor), Brock Koller (Senior Producer), Zachary Hill (Editor )
Meta announced on Tuesday, Sept. 17, Instagram will be rolling out “teen account” settings to help users under the age of 18 stay safe while on the social media app. The company will automatically switch accounts for users under 18 to private and place them under the strictest messaging settings. This means only people the teens are connected to on Instagram can slide into their DMs.
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Click to see story on Клуб 'Z'There will be limits on who can tag teens in photos or comments. Teens will also be automatically placed into the app’s most restrictive consent setting. It limits the type of sensitive material teens see in their Reels and Explore pages, content like people fighting or posts promoting cosmetic procedures.
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Instagram will also alert teens when they have been scrolling for too long. The app will send them a notification to take a break after using it for 60 minutes each day. Other features will see sleep mode activate between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., which mutes notifications and sends auto-replies to direct messages.
Users under the age of 16 will need a parent’s permission to change these “teen account” settings.
Speaking of parents, Meta is adding updates to its supervision feature including allowing parents to see who their teen messages in a week, set a daily total time limit, block use for specific time periods and see what topics their teen is looking at.
“We developed Teen Accounts with parents and teens in mind,” Meta said in a statement. “The new Teen Account protections are designed to address parents’ biggest concerns, including who their teens are talking to online, the content they’re seeing and whether their time is being well spent.”
All these updates come as Meta and social media continue to be scrutinized over their impact on teens and kids.
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in January, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg publicly apologized to parents who said their children were harmed by social media use.
“No one should have to go through the things that your families have suffered,” Zuckerberg said at the hearing.
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This year, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory about the effects of social media on youth mental health and wrote an op-ed saying social media needs a surgeon general’s warning label.
In the meantime, the changes to Instagram will roll out to new users starting Tuesday and existing teen users should see their account switch within the next 60 days.
[LAUREN TAYOR]
ATTENTION TEENAGE INSTAGRAM USERS – YOUR EXPERIENCE ON THE POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA APP IS ABOUT TO CHANGE.
META ANNOUNCING TUESDAY IT IS IMPLEMENTING NEW “TEEN ACCOUNT” SETTINGS THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH ACCOUNTS FOR USERS UNDER 18 TO PRIVATE AND PLACE THEM UNDER THE STRICTEST MESSAGING SETTINGS.
THIS MEANS ONLY PEOPLE THE TEENS ARE CONNECTED TO ON INSTAGRAM CAN SLIDE INTO THEIR DMS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE LIMITS ON WHO CAN TAG TEENS IN PHOTOS OR COMMENTS.
TEENS WILL ALSO BE AUTOMATICALLY PLACED INTO THE APP’S MOST RESTRICTIVE CONSENT SETTING WHICH LIMITS THE TYPE OF SENSITIVE MATERIAL TEENS SEE IN THEIR REELS AND EXPLORE PAGES OR REELS – CONTENT LIKE PEOPLE FIGHTING OR POSTS PROMOTING COSMETIC PROCEDURES.
INSTAGRAM ALSO WANTS TO ALERT TEENS WHEN THEY’VE BEEN SCROLLING FOR TOO LONG – SENDING THEM AN ALERT TO LEAVE THE APP AFTER USING IT FOR 60 MINUTES EACH DAY.
OTHER FEATURES WILL SEE SLEEP MODE ACTIVATE BETWEEN 10 PM AND 7AM – MUTING NOTIFICATIONS AND SENDING AUTO-REPLIES TO DIRECT MESSAGES.
USERS UNDER THE AGE OF 16 WILL NEED A PARENT’S PERMISSION TO CHANGE THESE TEEN ACCOUNT SETTINGS.
SPEAKING OF PARENTS — THERE ARE CHANGES FOR YOU TOO.
META ADDING UPDATES TO ITS SUPERVISION FEATURE – INCLUDING ALLOWING PARENTS TO SEE WHO THEIR TEEN MESSAGES IN A WEEK, SET A DAILY TOTAL TIME LIMIT, BLOCK USE FOR SPECIFIC TIME PERIODS, AND SEE WHAT TOPICS THEIR TEEN ARE LOOKING AT
IN A STATEMENT — META SAYING QUOTE “We developed Teen Accounts with parents and teens in mind. The new Teen Account protections are designed to address parents’ biggest concerns, including who their teens are talking to online, the content they’re seeing and whether their time is being well spent”
ALL THESE UPDATES COME AS META AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTINUE TO BE SCRUTINIZED OVER THEIR IMPACT ON TEENS AND KIDS.
IN JANUARY – DURING A SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HEARING — META CEO MARK ZUCKERBERG PUBLICLY APOLOGIZED TO PARENTS WHO SAID THEIR CHILDREN WERE HARMED BY SOCIAL MEDIA USE.
ZUCKERBERG TELLING THE FAMILIES “NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE THINGS THAT YOUR FAMILIES HAVE SUFFERED.”
THIS YEAR THE U.S. SURGEON GENERAL DR. VIVEK MURTHY ISSUED AN ADVISORY ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH – AND WROTE AN OP-ED SAYING SOCIAL MEDIA NEEDS A SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING LABEL.
IN THE MEANTIME — THE CHANGES TO INSTAGRAM WLL ROLL OUT TO NEW USERS STARTING TUESDAY AND EXISTING TEEN USERS SHOULD SEE THEIR ACCOUNT SWITCH WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS.
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Click to see story on CBS NewsInstagram is rolling out Teen Accounts by default. It’s about time.
Click to see story on Business InsiderInstagram makes all teen accounts private, in a highly scrutinized push for child safety
Click to see story on nprInstagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts
Click to see story on Al JazeeraInstagram to automatically put teens into private accounts with increased restrictions and parental controls
Click to see story on NBC NewsMeta launches ‘teen accounts’ for minors on Instagram
Click to see story on Le MondeInstagram is putting every teen into a more private and restrictive new account
Click to see story on The VergeInstagram introduces ‘teen accounts,’ other sweeping changes to boost child safety online
Click to see story on NBC Bay AreaInstagram Introduces Teen Accounts, Other Sweeping Changes to Boost Child Safety Online
Click to see story on Time MagazineTeenagers on Instagram to have automatic restrictions applied under new ‘Teen Accounts’
Click to see story on The JournalWhat are Instagram Teen Accounts? Changes to social media platform for under-16s
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Click to see story on EngadgetInstagram introduces teen accounts, other sweeping changes to boost child safety online
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Click to see story on The Delaware County Daily TimesTeen Instagram accounts go private B.C-wide as part of international switch
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Click to see story on PC MagInstagram makes all teen accounts private, in a highly scrutinized push for child safety
Click to see story on KPBSInstagram debuts Teen Accounts as criticism of impact on teen mental health grows
Click to see story on BizTocInstagram, under pressure, tightens protection for teens
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Click to see story on TF1 INFOInstagram rolls out ‘Teen Accounts’ globally amid concern over social media effect
Click to see story on NairametricsMeta launches Instagram for teens to address social media concerns
Click to see story on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600Meta is making a huge change in teens’ Instagram accounts
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