Instagram is introducing separate teen accounts for those under 18 as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people's lives.

Instagram will moderate the content for users under 18 using filters guided by the PG-13 movie rating system, the platform's parent company Meta announced on Tuesday in its latest effort to address ...

Instagram will use a Hollywood playbook to moderate the content that teen users are exposed to. Instagram announced via its blog that Instagram Teen Accounts will be “guided” by the MPA’s (Motion ...

• Instagram will automatically shift all accounts for users under 18 to a "13+" content setting that blocks searches for adult topics • The new restrictions prevent teens from following accounts that ...

Instagram is turning up the parental controls. The app will now treat teen accounts more like a PG-13 movie, automatically filtering out mature or risky content for anyone under 18. That means teens ...

Instagram is officially going PG-13. Meta announced that the platform’s Teen Accounts will soon follow the same guidelines as the Motion Picture Association’s PG-13 movie rating — but what does that ...

The Motion Picture Association says Instagram’s use of the rating for teen accounts is ‘literally false and misleading.’ ...

Instagram will age-gate accounts with adult content, as well as reduce content recommendations with strong swears or risky stunts. Instagram will age-gate accounts with adult content, as well as ...

The MPA has issued a cease and desist letter to Meta demanding the company stop associating its new Instagram teen settings ...