Sat 27 August 2022:
Instagram, the photo and video sharing provider owned by Meta, has declared that it will by default restrict sensitive content for new teen users.
According to Instagram, teens only have access to the “Standard” and “Less” settings under the sensitive content control.
“New teens on Instagram under 16 years old will be defaulted into the ‘Less’ state. For teens already on Instagram, we will send a prompt encouraging them to select the ‘Less’ experience,” the platform said in a blogpost.
“This will make it more difficult for young people to come across potentially sensitive content or accounts in Search, Explore, Hashtag Pages, Reels, Feed Recommendations and Suggested Accounts,” it added.
In addition, Instagram said it is testing a new way to encourage teens to update their safety and privacy settings.
It will show prompts asking teens to review their settings including — controlling who can reshare their content, who can message and contact them, what content they can see and how they can manage their time spent on Instagram.
“We are continuously developing controls to help people personalize their experience on Instagram,” the company said.
“Last summer, we launched the Sensitive Content Control so people could choose how much or how little sensitive content to see in Explore from accounts they do not follow. Today, we are announcing updates to this control,” it added.
Users will now be able to choose how much private content and accounts they see in Search, Reels, Accounts You Might Follow, Hashtag Pages, and In-Feed Recommendations in addition to Explore.
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