Please ensure you have downloaded the latest version of the app to use supervision tools.
Our tools and resources are here to help parents and teens feel safe and informed. Explore our guides, tips and insights to experience Instagram with confidence and peace of mind.
Soon, teens on Instagram will automatically be placed in Teen Accounts, which have built-in limits on who can contact them and the content they see, and more ways to connect and explore their interests. Teens under 16 will need parental permission to change these settings.
SETTING UP SUPERVISION
Create invite
To get started, log in to your account. Under your app settings, select Supervision and then Create Invite. From there, you can choose how you’d like to invite your teen.
TIP
Work together with your teen to establish guidelines and set expectations around supervision. For conversation starters and additional insights, check out our resource guide.
Gain Insights
Gain visibility into your teen’s general account settings, view their followers and who they’re following, see how much time they spend on Instagram, and get notified when they need your support.
TIP
If your teen confides in you about online challenges, your calm and supportive response can make a difference. Foster an atmosphere where they feel comfortable seeking your help and explore our resources for more guidelines.
Manage time
Help your teen establish boundaries that work for them by setting daily limits for how much time your teen can spend on Facebook and Messenger and create scheduled breaks to control when they can and cannot access the apps.
TIP
Establish boundaries for everyone in the family by incorporating device-free moments into your day, like during meals or before bed. Our guide offers practical tips for implementation.
FEATURED AND TOOLS
Learn about features and tools dedicated to helping teens create,
explore and connect on Instagram in safe, age-appropriate ways.
We take proactive measures to enhance everyone’s safety. Our team works to review and remove content that violates our Community Guidelines. We’ve also created tools like:
With supervision enabled, parents and guardians can:
We take bullying and harassment seriously. Comment warnings are displayed to remind people of our Community Guidelines when there’s an attempt to post potentially negative or offensive comments, informing them that their comment may be removed or hidden if they proceed.
With supervision enabled, parents and guardians can:
Teens are encouraged to create boundaries around how much time they spend on Instagram. You and your teen have access to features like:
With supervision enabled, parents and guardians can:
The safety and privacy of the people who use Instagram is a top priority for us. When teens join Instagram, their account will be set to protected and age-appropriate settings. Our automatic defaults for teens include:
With supervision enabled, parents and guardians can:
It is important that we help teens feel positive about the time they spend on Instagram. We support them with tools like:
RESOURCES
Teen Accounts automatically place teens in built-in protections limiting who can contact them and the content they see, and helping ensure their time is well spent.
RESOURCES
Youth experts Dr. Hina Talib and Meta’s Nicole Lopez fireside discussion
Meta's director of youth safety policy Nicole Lopez talks with adolescent medicine specialist and pediatrician Dr. Hina Talib
RESOURCES
Age-appropriate content online: what it means for parents
Meta is evolving its policies around content that could be more sensitive for teens.
NEWSROOM
New tools to help protect against sextortion and intimate image abuse
We’re testing new features to help protect young people from sextortion and intimate image abuse.