Recently, Instagram came up with new safety measures aimed at safeguarding teenagers in India in particular. These changes are to foster a safe environment that will keep off those who have bad intentions and enable the parents to monitor the accounts of their children. The worrying development has been fuelled by spate of bullying, harassment and cases of suicides as well as stressed up mental health situations that affect the young celebrities who form a large part of the social network. Below are five points that detail some of the main areas of improvement as offered by the new protections:

Highlights:

• Stricter privacy settings for teens by default.
• Restrictions on adult users messaging teens.
• Increased parental supervision tools through Instagram’s Family Center.
• Notifications encouraging teens to take breaks from the platform.
• Algorithms to reduce exposure to harmful or sensitive content.

Instagram ensures that all new users who open accounts are having them set as private for people under a certain age of 18. This restricts those strangers from having access to their content and participating in any interactions without permission. Also, to mitigate the potential of exploitation the particular that was in touch with several teens will be banned for messaging with teens if it appears that the user is an adult behaving suspiciously. These measures are included in a range of actions that Instagram has been taking recently to improve the protection of young consumers.

The platform has also provided for greater parental control through the provision of a Family Center. Parents can therefore monitor the activity of their teenagers, put limitations as well as be informed of changes to the account. This feature is useful to enhance communication between teenagers and their families and be a counterpoint to misuse of social networks. This will enable the parents to be able to effectively monitor the kind of information their children come across on the internet.

Instagram is set to engage its users to take breaks more often and follow content creators who post material that can cause anxiety. The positive content and the filter from the latter years will be focused on by the platform’s algorithms to give users a better digital experience. Arriving continuously, these updates demonstrate the company’s determination with regard to developing a more secure, positive atmosphere for Instagram users of tender ages in India and other regions.