Instagram has announced a series of measures to prevent harassment and sensitive content that minors have access to on the network. in a new update of its tools for the protection of adolescents, the company has confirmed that ewill start further restricting content by default.
The idea is to activate by default many of the tools against sensitive content and harassment that it announced in June. In this way, the system Control of sensitive Instagram content will default to enabling the “Less” option by default for users under the age of 16.
Right now, Instagram accounts created by teens come with the “Standard” display option enabled. This means that, by default, much more sensitive content is shown than should be accessible to younger people.
More control on Instagram now that the algorithm is the one that determines what is seen
According to Instagram, the change will make it more difficult for teens to access “potentially sensitive content” as it extends beyond the feed major. The new setup affects the search explorertag pages, photos, font recommendations, and suggested accounts.
However, for current users, Instagram will offer a review of your account settings. Including options to control who can reshare your contentwho can message them, and also the amount of time they spend on Instagram.
These new account restrictions are a way to fight harassment and sensitive content. Especially now that the algorithm is the basis on which almost everything that teenagers see on the Internet works.
In addition, the new options are added to the security option that blocks messages from adults to accounts of adolescents who do not follow them. This option displays some reminders with messages like “Don’t feel pressured to reply.” Also messages like “Share only with people you trust” and “your safety comes first”.
The options for sensitive content have already been launched and will gradually reach all users.