Parents will be able to limit teenager's time on the app and block it at night
Instagram has introduced new 'teen accounts' with extended privacy and parental control settings in a bid to reassure parents and keep children safe.
It comes as social media companies feel increasing pressure over online safety and content moderation, particularly in cases involving young people. The new settings will currently only apply to new accounts, but may be rolled out to exisiting teenagers' accounts in future. Users under 16 years of age will only be able to change the default settings with a parent's permission. But 16 and 17-year-olds will be able to turn off the settings without parental permission.
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