Dec 08, 2021 11:31:00

Instagram announces that it will add a number of new features to protect teens, such as 'parental controls' and 'activity management'

On December 7, 2021, Instagram announced new features to make the app more secure for teens. Numerous features will be introduced, including parental controls and tagging restrictions for unfollowers.

Raising the Standard for Protecting Teens and Supporting Parents Online

https://about.instagram.com/blog/announcements/raising-the-standard-for-protecting-teens-and-supporting-parents-online

The features announced by Instagram are as follows

◆ Parental control
With the introduction of parental controls, parents or guardians will be able to check how long their children have viewed Instagram and limit their usage time. It will also introduce an option to notify parents when a teenager 'reports' another user, giving them the opportunity to talk to their parents about the report. In addition, it will develop an educational hub for parents, providing useful information for talking to teens about social media, such as app tutorials and tips from experts.

◆ Take a Break
In some areas, such as the United States and the United Kingdom, a feature called 'Take a Break ' will be introduced to notify users to take a break away from the app if they have been using Instagram for a certain period of time. Take a Break will continue to have a 'reminder' to give similar notifications, and Instagram reveals that 'once a teenager sets a reminder, more than 90% will continue to set it.' Instagram encourages parents to make sure their children are using Take a Break.

◆ Activity management
New features are being tested that allow you to bulk delete content such as Instagram photos and videos, likes and comments. This feature is available to anyone of all ages, but Instagram said, 'I think it's especially important for teens to get a clearer picture of the information they share on Instagram.' This feature will be rolled out for all users in January 2022.

◆ Other functions to protect teenagers
In addition to the previously introduced features such as 'Make teen accounts private by default' and '

Adults can no longer send DMs to unfollowed teens ', 'Following' Features will be introduced that will prevent teens from being tagged and that teen content will no longer be included in guides and reels by default. “This change minimizes the chances of teens getting information from strangers or people they don't want to get involved with,” Instagram explains.

◆ Expansion of control function for content displayed in 'Recommended'
Instagram users can set the content displayed on the Discover page to not show photos, videos, etc. that may be inappropriate, but this feature will be changed. Show all content, 'Allow' not set under 18 years old, May show only some content that may be inappropriate, Default 'Restrictions', Show content that may be inappropriate Among the 'further restrict' functions that reduce the amount, it is being considered to expand the scope of 'further limit'.

“We see Instagram having a positive impact on young people around the world every day,” Instagram said in a feature announcement. Our platform makes teens spend time with their loved ones and get interested. I'm proud to be a place where I can explore and find out who I am. '