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| Instagram limits messaging between teens and adults |
Instagram is adopting a new policy to limit teen-adult interaction and make the platform safer for young users. This is part of his ongoing effort to protect young community members.
The app blocks adults from sending direct messages to teens who don't follow it and also shows teens safety data when texting teens suggest suspicious behavior.
Safety Tips let young users choose to report or block adults who text them.
The prompts remind younger users not to respond to messages or to be careful when sharing photos, videos, or information with strangers.
When the Instagram host detects the suspicious behavior of an adult user, a notification will appear.
The company did not provide detailed information about how these systems work, but said: This suspicious behavior could include sending large numbers of friend requests or messages to anyone under the age of 18.
Facebook's Instagram platform said: This feature will be rolling out in select countries / regions this month and soon worldwide.
The photo-sharing platform is also developing artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to know the age of a person when creating an account.
The app officially requires users to be at least 13 years old, but it's easy to hide someone's age.
The company said it hopes to do more to prevent this from happening without needing to explain how a new machine learning system can help solve the problem.
Now also encourage the new young users who have signed up on Instagram to make this account private.
If they want to create a public account, Instagram will send them a notification later highlighting the benefits of having a private account and reminding them to check the settings.
When we move Instagram to end-to-end encryption, we are investing in features that protect privacy and keep people safe without accessing direct message content.