Young people begin to create accounts and use social networks at an early age. Whether to keep in touch with your friends and family or to share your day to day, these platforms inevitably are part of your routine. However, this increasing use and sometimes excessive brings certain risks.
That is why Instagram launched its new function called “Accounts for teenagers”. With this update, which is already available in Argentina, it seeks to increase security and avoid possible dangers. The version is addressed to users of 13 to 17 yearswhich will automatically have a protected experience with integrated limits on who can contact them and the content they see.
These accounts have more parental control tools and recommendations on the time of use. In addition, they present other ways to connect and explore their interests in a safe environment. Know this new goal update!
The characteristics of adolescents on Instagram
Time of use and “rest mode”
Teenagers will receive notifications recommending them to leave the application after 60 minutes of connection per day. And through parental control tools, parents may also shorten or extend the moment in which this notification will be visible on their children’s screens.
In addition, they will include an automatic function called “Rest mode”which silence notifications between 22:00 and 7:00, sending automatic responses to messages during that period.
Private and messaging restrictions
Teenagers must approve new followersand only those who follow them can see their content and interact with them. This function already applied automatically to the accounts of children under 16, and according to María Cristina Capelo, finishing leader of the target for Latin America, “has helped significantly reduce the Grooming”
On the other hand, the interactions will be limited. They can only be labeled or mentioned by people who follow, and the strictest version of Hidden wordsfiltering comments and requests for offensive messages.
Limited content
The experience for teenagers will also have a content limitation. The most restrictive configuration is automatically activated, limiting exposure to sensitive content, both in exploring and reels,
In turn, young people will have access to a new function, created only for them, that will allow them ” The topics of interest that they choose will also have control by the application and minors can only choose themes “appropriate for their age”.
For their part, parents who have their account associated with those of their children will be able to see the contents that minors have chosen.
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How do teenagers accounts work on Instagram?
Instagram’s function for teenagers will be Pre -established for users under 17 years of age and optional for 17 and 18 years. Those who want to use less protective adjustments will need the permission of their parents. To obtain it, they will have to trustGura the parental supervision on Instagram.
This new update will be applied automatically for new users. While, the pre -existing accounts of minors are going to be immediately migrated to an account for teenagers.
Source: Ambito
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