Meta Launches Instagram Teen Accounts Features – Explained
Meta has released a new Instagram feature for underage teens who are vulnerable on the platform. Dubbed Teen Accounts, parents will now control who can contact their children and communicate with them. This a much-needed feature these days when so many teens are facing mental health issues, cyberbullying, violence, and harmful and sensitive content.
How Instagram Teen Account Will Work
Instagram Teen Account’s built-in protections will limit what others can see on your teen’s account and how they interact with them. Here’s how Instagram will implement Teen Account protections in the coming weeks.
How Meta Will Verify Age
Meta has partnered with Yoti for ID verification. Teens are required to upload a video selfie with ID card to verify their age. The app will use some algorithm, maybe AI, to determine using the facial features whether the teen is underage or overage. Teens do have the option to ask their friends to help with verification though.
Instagram Teen Account Protection Features
Parents who want to take an active part in protecting their child on Instagram using Teen Accounts canuse Instagram’s Supervision featureto do so. There are quite a lot of features to go through:
Here is a handy list of all the Teen Accounts protection features you should know about:
This is a step in the right direction and will definitely help several families in the long run.
Gaurav Bidasaria
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