Instagram brings its parental supervision tools to India
2 years, 3 months ago

Instagram brings its parental supervision tools to India

India TV News  

Meta-owned photo and video-sharing platform Instagram on Thursday rolled out its parental supervision tools in India to help parents get more involved in their teen's experiences on the platform. "The supervision tools and the Family Center will add to our efforts on keeping young people safe. Our intention is to strike the right balance for young people's desire for some autonomy when using Instagram, but also allows for supervision in a way that supports conversations between parents and young people when it is helpful," Natasha Jog, Head, Public Policy, Instagram, Facebook India, said in a statement. The Supervision Tools on Instagram are now available in India and will allow parents and guardians to manage how much time their young people spend on Instagram.

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Meta introduces new “Teen Accounts” on instagram to enhance parental control
3 months ago

Meta introduces new “Teen Accounts” on instagram to enhance parental control

New Indian Express  

Meta is launching “teen accounts” for Instagram users under 18, aimed at giving parents greater oversight of their children's online activities. Key features of the teen accounts include enhanced parental controls, such as the ability to set daily usage limits, restrict access during nighttime hours, and monitor direct messages and content categories viewed by teens. This update follows Meta's commitment …

Instagram Introduces Teen Accounts, Other Sweeping Changes To Boost Child Safety Online
3 months ago

Instagram Introduces Teen Accounts, Other Sweeping Changes To Boost Child Safety Online

Huff Post  

File - The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, USA, Oct. 14, 2022. via Associated Press Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives. “So teen accounts is really focused on addressing those three …

Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts
3 months, 1 week ago

Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts

Al Jazeera  

Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives. “So teen accounts is really focused on addressing those three concerns.” The announcement comes as the company faces lawsuits from dozens of US states that accuse it of harming young …

Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children
3 months, 1 week ago

Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children

LA Times  

Students use their cellphones as they leave for the day at the Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts in downtown Los Angeles. Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives. “So teen accounts is really …

Instagram and Facebook are adding more parental controls. Critics say they aren’t enough
1 year, 5 months ago

Instagram and Facebook are adding more parental controls. Critics say they aren’t enough

Associated Press  

Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms as social media companies face increasing scrutiny over their effects on teen mental health. This, Meta says, “will help parents understand how well their teen knows these accounts, and help prompt offline conversations about those connections.” Jim Steyer, the CEO and …

This Instagram tool will protect you from receiving nude photos in the DMs
2 years, 3 months ago

This Instagram tool will protect you from receiving nude photos in the DMs

India TV News  

Instagram is working on a new feature to protect users from receiving any explicit or nude content from unknown senders, in the direct messages on the platform. "We're working closely with experts to ensure these new features preserve people's privacy while giving them control over the messages they receive," a company spokesperson was quoted as saying. The move comes at …

Now, you can monitor your child's activities on Instagram
2 years, 3 months ago

Now, you can monitor your child's activities on Instagram

Hindustan Times  

Multimedia platform Instagram on Thursday rolled out its parental supervision feature in India to enable parents in getting more involved in their children's experiences on the app. The platform has also introduced a ‘Family Center’, which enables parents and guardians to access supervision tools and resources from leading experts, Instagram said in a statement. Instagram said its parent company Meta …

5 parenting experts to follow on Instagram
2 years, 4 months ago

5 parenting experts to follow on Instagram

Live Mint  

Parenting is not what it used to be even a decade ago, and not just in terms of newer concepts and ideas to implement. Paying attention to the ‘good’ kids In order to better understand our children, we need to look beyond what we see as behaviour or personality traits, even the seemingly praise-worthy ones, says Maggie Nick, a Florida-based …

Meta rolls out more parental controls for Instagram and virtual reality
2 years, 6 months ago

Meta rolls out more parental controls for Instagram and virtual reality

NPR  

Meta rolls out more parental controls for Instagram and virtual reality Enlarge this image toggle caption Noah Berger/AFP via Getty Images Noah Berger/AFP via Getty Images Facebook parent company Meta is rolling out additional parental supervision measures for Instagram and its virtual reality headset, expanding on a suite of tools released in the U.S. in recent months. Business Facebook parent …

Instagram to let users ‘take a break’ from the platform
3 years ago

Instagram to let users ‘take a break’ from the platform

The Hindu  

Instagram has launched multiple features aimed at offering more safety tools for teenagers, including a tool that will ask users to take a break if they have been scrolling for a certain amount of time. The rollout comes a day before Instagram's chief Adam Mosseri is scheduled to appear before the U.S. Senate to face questions over the platform’s child …

Multiple states investigating Instagram over efforts to get children active on its platform
3 years, 1 month ago

Multiple states investigating Instagram over efforts to get children active on its platform

LA Times  

A group of U.S. state attorneys general are investigating Meta Platforms Inc.’s Instagram photo-sharing app over its efforts to engage children and young adults, taking aim at the risks the social network may pose to their mental health and well-being. “Our coalition will not hesitate to take whatever action is necessary to protect children and young adults from the harms …

Facebook puts Instagram for kids on hold after pushback
3 years, 2 months ago

Facebook puts Instagram for kids on hold after pushback

Associated Press  

Facebook is putting a hold on the development of a kids’ version of Instagram, geared toward children under 13, to address concerns that have been raised about the vulnerability of younger users. “I still firmly believe that it’s a good thing to build a version of Instagram that’s designed to be safe for tweens, but we want to take the …

Instagram pauses plans to develop app for kids under 13
3 years, 2 months ago

Instagram pauses plans to develop app for kids under 13

Al Jazeera  

The pause gives the photo-sharing app a chance to listen to concerns of parents and lawmakers and respond accordingly, Instagram’s chief said on Monday. Development plans for Instagram Kids are on hold for now, the photo-sharing app’s chief announced on Monday, after The Wall Street Journal reported in a series of investigative articles that Facebook is aware that Instagram is …

What your kids wish you knew about Instagram
3 years, 3 months ago

What your kids wish you knew about Instagram

LA Times  

This is the Sept. 20 edition of the 8 to 3 newsletter about school, kids and parenting. “It’s a question of whose body brings more traffic and more engagement,” said Gloria Lucas, founder of Nalgona Positivity Pride, an Instagram account dedicated to eating disorder awareness in BIPOC communities. Indeed, while TikTok is ruled by dancers and comedians, “fitness models” dominate …

Coming soon, a child-friendly version of Instagram
3 years, 9 months ago

Coming soon, a child-friendly version of Instagram

Live Mint  

Instagram says it is exploring the launch of a version of the image-centric social network for children under 13, with parental controls. The news from Instagram, which confirmed a report by BuzzFeed News, comes amid concerns about difficulties in keeping underage children off the perilous world of social media. Adam Mosseri, who heads the Facebook-owned service, said on Twitter: "Kids …

Hashtag Win: Instagram Had Indian Youth Hooked More Than Any Social Media Platform in Pandemic
4 years, 2 months ago

Hashtag Win: Instagram Had Indian Youth Hooked More Than Any Social Media Platform in Pandemic

News 18  

Instagram has emerged as the most preferred social media platform among the Indian youth while YouTube garnered most attention amid pandemic, with 98 per cent of those surveyed installed it in their phones followed by Netflix and Amazon Prime, a new report said on Friday. Although the survey size was small, the report by Youth Online Learning Organization said that …

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