Instagram Rolls Out New Features For Teen Safety

 Popular photo-sharing app Instagram has unrolled some new safety features for its teenage users to default children into private accounts and make it harder for “suspicious” adults to form unwanted contact.

Instagram has on Tuesday introduced protections for young users: It’s making new accounts private by default for teenagers under 16, blocking some adults from interacting with teens on its platform, and restricting how advertisers can target teenagers.

The changes come because the company is struggling from lawmakers, regulators, parents and child-safety advocates worried about the impact of social media on kids’ safety, privacy and psychological state.

On the opposite hand, the appliance is additionally taking steps to stop what it calls “unwanted contact from adults.” It says adults who have shown “potentially suspicious behaviour” — like if they’ve been blocked or reported by children — will have limited ability to interact with and follow teens. Read More