Overview

• Instagram accounts run by adults that primarily feature children under 13 are now auto-enrolled in the platform’s strictest direct messaging filters with Hidden Words enabled to block predatory contacts.
• Instagram Teen Accounts display the month and year a contact joined, offer in-chat safety tips and a single-tap block-and-report option, helping teens block 1 million accounts and report another 1 million in June.
• Meta has also adjusted its recommendation and search algorithms to hinder suspicious adults—particularly those blocked by teens—from finding child-focused accounts.
• Since the beginning of 2025, Meta has removed nearly 135,000 Instagram accounts accused of sexualizing children and 500,000 linked Instagram and Facebook profiles.
• The company is conducting trials of AI-driven age verification tools to detect users misrepresenting their age and automatically move underage profiles into Teen Accounts.