Instagram restricts what teenagers can see weeks before Australia’s under-16s social media ban begins

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✍️ Instagram is restricting content for teens and introducing stricter parental controls in response to the upcoming under-16s social media ban in Australia.
👉 Instagram will limit content available to teens to a PG-13 rating
👉 AI interactions with teens will be altered to a PG-13 experience
👉 Search terms related to alcohol, gore, and other mature topics will be blocked
👉 Parents will be able to use a stricter setting to prevent teens from interacting with certain content

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The restrictions come as many of the companies expected to be included in the ban announce changes or express oppositionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJust two months out from the under-16s social media ban coming into effect in Australia, Instagram is restricting the content teens can see and bringing in stricter parental controls for young people’s accounts.In a global announcement, Instagram’s parent company, Meta, announced the content available to Instagram users aged between 13 and 18 will be the equivalent to the US PG-13 rating, limiting violent or adult content teens can view. Continue reading...
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