Meta introduced new safety features aimed at teen users, including enhanced direct messaging protections. Meta said it removed more than 600,000 accounts that were linked to predatory behavior on ...

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 further cracking down on what millions of young people can see on the platform, aligning its “Teen Accounts” safety settings with the guidelines for PG-13 movies. The Meta-owned platform ...

In June 2025, Instagram launched teen accounts in the UAE, automatically placing users under 16 into them, with parental or guardian approval required to loosen any safety settings ...