New Instagram features will change things for teens, parents forever – Hindustan Times Tech

After numerous controversies, Instagram has been working to keep teens safe on the app and in order to do the same it has announced some new tools and features. Regarding these new Instagram features, the app, in its latest blog post, said, “We’ll be taking a stricter approach to what we recommend to teens on the app, we’ll stop people from tagging or mentioning teens that don’t follow them, we’ll be nudging teens towards different topics if they’ve been dwelling on one topic for a long time and we’re launching the Take a Break feature in the US, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, which we previously announced.” Instagram has also announced that it will be launching its first tools for parents and guardians early next year to help them get more involved in their teen’s experiences on the app. Parents and guardians will be able to see how much time their teens spend on Instagram and set time limits. And Instagram will also have a new educational hub for parents and guardians.”Parents and guardians know what’s best for their teens, so we plan to launch our first tools in March to help them guide and support their teens…
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