Instagram Teen Accounts
Teen Accounts on Instagram – with automatic protections.
What are Teen Accounts?
Instagram Teen Accounts come with built-in protections that limit who can contact them, the content that they see and the time that they spend on the app. This experience is designed to provide more protections for teens and peace of mind for parents.
Teens are automatically placed into Teen Accounts. If you are a parent and want to further help your teen manage their new safety settings, work with them to set up supervision.
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INTRODUCING
Instagram Teen Accounts are inspired by 13+ content settings
We've revamped the Instagram Teen Account experience to be inspired by 13+ content ratings and added a new stricter setting for parents who prefer extra controls. Available in selected countries with more coming soon.
*There are lots of differences between social media and films. We didn't work with the MPA when updating our content settings, and they aren't rating any content on Instagram or endorsing or approving our content settings in any way. Rather, we drew inspiration from the MPA's public guidelines, which are already familiar to parents, as well as feedback from parents. Our content moderation systems are not the same as a film ratings board, so the experience may not be exactly the same.
DEFAULT SETTINGS FOR TEENS
Explore Teen Accounts
Teens will get built-in limits on who can contact them and the content that they see.
Private accounts
Messages
Hidden words
Content setting
Time management
Tags, mentions and live
Private accounts
Teen Accounts are automatically set to private. Teens under 16 can only change this default setting with help from a parent or guardian. Learn how to set up supervision on Instagram.
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Account privacy
Account privacy
Private account
Private account
When your account is public, your profile and posts can be seen by anyone, on or off Instagram, even if they don't have an Instagram account.
When your account is public, your profile and posts can be seen by anyone, on or off Instagram, even if they don't have an Instagram account.
When your account is private, only the followers you approve can see what you share, including your photos or videos on hashtag and location pages, and your followers and following lists.
When your account is private, only the followers you approve can see what you share, including your photos or videos on hashtag and location pages, and your followers and following lists.
"Instagram's new content settings can be a great way to start conversations with your teen about why certain things are blocked and why these settings might be the best fit at the moment. These tools are built to protect teens not just from certain kinds of content and accounts, but also from experiences that might feel overwhelming or not age-appropriate yet."Rachel Rodgers, PhDAssociate Professor of Applied Psychology, Northeastern University
Frequently asked questions
How are you ensuring that teens don't lie about their age?
How are you ensuring that teens don't lie about their age?
We know that teens may lie about their age, and that's why we're requiring teens to verify their age in new ways, such as if they attempt to use a new account with an adult date of birth. We're also building new technology to find teens that have lied about their age to automatically place them in protected settings.Learn more
What types of automatic protections are included with Teen Accounts?
What types of automatic protections are included with Teen Accounts?
With Teen Accounts, teens automatically get safety settings that limit contact and inappropriate content, as well as settings to ensure that their time on Instagram is well spent. These built-in default settings include private accounts, restrictions on messaging, restrictions on who can tag and mention them, reminders to leave the app after 60 minutes each day, notifications muted overnight and more.
Do parents have to approve their teens using Instagram now?
Do parents have to approve their teens using Instagram now?
No. Parents do not have to approve their teen's usage of Instagram. Teen Accounts are designed to provide parents with peace of mind that their teens are automatically placed into safe, built-in protections.
Can I change my teens' settings on their behalf?
Can I change my teens' settings on their behalf?
With parental supervision enabled, parents can approve or deny their teen's requests to change settings. Soon, parents will also be able to change teens' default settings to a stricter state on their behalf if they have parental supervision enabled.
How can I find help with Teen Accounts?
How can I find help with Teen Accounts?
To learn more about Teen Accounts, visit the Help Centre.
Will parents be able to read their teen's messages through this feature?
Will parents be able to read their teen's messages through this feature?
No – parents still won't be able to read their teen's messages. This new feature means that they can see who their teen has been chatting with in the last 7 days, but not the content of those messages. As with all our parental supervision features, this is designed to strike the balance between helping parents be more involved in their teen's online experiences, while still protecting teens' privacy and autonomy.
How does the limited content setting work?
How does the limited content setting work?
We understand that parents have different views on what's appropriate, which is why we're also now offering a new, more restrictive setting, called "Limited content", which will filter even more content from the Teen Account experience, further limit Search results and prevent teens from seeing, leaving or receiving comments under posts.
