The internet is not a safe place, and we can’t deny the fact that with the rise of digital connection, the safety of women, kids, and any individual human being has been compromised. With this keeping in mind, Meta has introduced a new account feature on its social media platform, Instagram. In order to mark the Safer Internet Day, the tech giant announced Instagram Teen Accounts in India. This add-on account will ensure the protections for teens and will also assure parents that their kids are safe.
Natasha Jog, Director of Public Policy India, Instagram, says, “At Meta, creating a safer and more responsible digital environment is a top priority. With the expansion of Instagram Teen Accounts to India, we are strengthening protections, enhancing content controls, and empowering parents while ensuring a safer experience for teens.”
There are several built-in features under Teen Accounts on Instagram, including limiting unwanted interactions, enhanced privacy settings, and oversight of the account activity to parents. All these features will help parents to take control of what’s going on in their kid’s life and how they can be safe.
Meta says that social issues like cyberbullying, harmful content exposure, and privacy risks are some of the great concerns for today’s parents, and hence these risks keep on rising, Meta’s Teen Accounts option will address all these concerns. The settings under Teen Accounts will automatically place all the teens under the highest safety settings. The safety settings are enabled by default for users who are under 16 years old, and even if they want to change the settings, it will require their parent’s approval.
Here are what the Teen Accounts Will Offer:
Private Accounts:
The Teen Accounts will be automatically set to private account by default which means non-followers will not be able to message or interact with them. This settings will be applicable to below 16 and under 18 when signing up.
Messaging Restrictions:
Another essential feature of Teen Accounts is that they will have the strict messaging settings enabled. Only their followers can send them message.
Sensitive Content Control:
Their account will be under sensitive content control.
Limited Interactions:
Their account will only be tagged by their followers The anti-bullying feature will be enabled by default and it will highlight the offensive language in comments and DM.
Sleep Mode:
The Sleep Mode feature in the account will be enabled from 10 PM to 7 AM, which means all the notifications will be mute by default.
Time Limit Reminders:
After 60 minutes of daily usage, their account will be prompted to exit the app.
Additionally, parents can also opt for additional control and can access several features such as Monitoring recent conversations, Setting daily time limits, and Blocking Instagram during specific hours.
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