Overview
- All Instagram users under 18 are now placed by default into a PG-13-style setting, and changes require a parent’s permission.
- A new parent-enabled Limited Content mode further filters posts, disables teens’ commenting capabilities, and will restrict AI chats for teens starting next year.
- Teens are blocked from following or interacting with accounts that regularly share age-inappropriate material, and such accounts cannot message, follow, or comment on teen accounts.
- Instagram is expanding blocked search terms to include queries like alcohol or gore, and its AI experiences for teens are guided by PG-13 so AIs avoid age-inappropriate responses.
- The update has begun in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada with broader rollout planned, as Meta uses AI age prediction to apply protections while researchers and advocacy groups question real-world effectiveness.