Instagram Sets Out to Make the Platform Safer for Teens

The safety of its users is of paramount importance to Instagram. The app is putting more tools in place to protect teenagers on the platform. As we cannot always guarantee the person behind the screen is the person we think it is, Instagram’s new safety feature is set to prevent adults from messaging teens. New AI tools will identify ‘suspicious’ adults, notifying them that messaging a user under 18 is prohibited. Although the minimum age to sign up for an Instagram account is thirteen, the team behind the app are aware that there are cases of people who are younger than 13 lying about their age in order to set up a profile. AI features will also work to address this challenge. The new restrictions put in place will prevent adults from sending messages to people under the age of 18 who don’t follow them. The adult will receive an automated message addressing that this action isn’t possible. If the adult and the person under the age of 18 are following one another, messages can still be exchanged, as the Instagram team are aware that young users will be connected with older family and friends.  Urging teens to be more…
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