Instagram, which draws attention for its harmful effects on the mental health of young people and especially adolescents, takes measures to protect its young users a little better. The social network states on its official blog that individuals under the age of 16 who sign up for Instagram will now have less content deemed sensitive by the platform displayed on the app by default.
In addition, users under the age of 16 will be sent a message strongly recommending that they change this setting to enjoy this safer experience. At any time, it is possible to go to Instagram’s options to revert to a standard content display.
Instagram filters content viewed to under 16s by default
When the filtering option is enabled, users will no longer see certain sensitive content such as firearms or drugs. However, this only affects the content that the platform recommends in its search and discovery interfaces, hashtag pages, Reels, banner and suggested accounts. This means that sensitive content posted by followed accounts continues to be viewed.
In addition, Instagram announced that it will test “A new way to encourage teens to update their security and privacy settings”. Thus, young users will receive messages from the application that will encourage them to check their settings in this area. Options to control who can share their content, who can message and communicate with them, what content they can see, and how they can manage their time on Instagram will be highlighted by the service.
Source : instagram
