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Instagram releases new restrictions for teen accounts based on PG-13 movie rating

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The social media app is also expanding parental controls, allowing parents to restrict or adjust the automatic content guidelines set by Instagram.

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Meta says Instagram will limit teen users to PG-13 content (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The company is also adding an even stricter setting that parents can set up for their children.

  2. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Instagram announces new PG-13 content standards for teen users (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    The platform's updated Teen Accounts will limit what teens see, adding stricter parental controls and new feedback options.

  3. CBS News

    Instagram introduces new restrictions for teen accounts, guided by PG-13 movie ratings (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The new restrictions for teen users are gradually rolling out starting Tuesday and will be fully implemented by the end of the year, Meta said.

  4. Local Memphis

    Instagram releases new restrictions for teen accounts based on PG-13 movie rating (opens Local Memphis)

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    Local Memphis's feed description

    The social media app is also expanding parental controls, allowing parents to restrict or adjust the automatic content guidelines set by Instagram.

  5. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Meta tightens teen safeguards on Instagram with PG-13-style content filters (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Instagram will limit what users under 18 can see on the platform using filters inspired by the PG-13 movie rating system, in the latest step by its parent Meta to

  6. New York Post

    Instagram implements new automatic restriction for teens — here’s what they won’t see (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won’t be able to change their settings without a parent’s permission, Meta announced on Tuesday.

  7. Breitbart News

    Instagram says it's safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Meta says teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won’t be able to change their settings without a

  8. NBC New York

    Instagram reveals new restrictions for teens inspired by PG-13 movie rating (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Instagram is about to look a lot different for kids, the head of the social media platform told TODAY in an exclusive interview. Here's what to know.

  9. Variety

    Instagram’s Teen Accounts Will Restrict Content to Match Movie Industry’s PG-13 Rating (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Instagram's Teen Accounts to restrict content to match the MPA's PG-13 movie rating guidelines for nudity, violence and more.

  10. KTVZ Bend

    Instagram will now be PG-13 for teens with Meta’s latest update (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Instagram is further cracking down on what millions of young people can see on the platform, aligning its “Teen Accounts” safety settings with the guidelines for PG-13 movies.

  11. The Guardian

    Instagram to bring in version of PG-13 system to protect children, says Meta (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Company says rules similar to US ‘parental guidance’ film rating will be applied to teenagers’ accounts

  12. UPI

    Instagram 'Teen Accounts' get default PG-13 settings (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Meta announced Tuesday that it is filtering content on Instagram accounts for teens based on PG-13 movie ratings by default.

  13. Digital Trends

    Instagram now restricts what teens can see using the PG-13 film rating system (opens Digital Trends)

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    Digital Trends's feed description

    Instagram is rolling out a movie-style PG-13 filter for teen accounts, limiting what young users can see or search. It’s Meta’s latest attempt to make feeds safer for young users.

  14. CNET

    Instagram Introduces New PG-13 Style Restrictions For Teen Accounts (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    The social media platform says that sexualized content and other adult material will be restricted on teen accounts.

  15. Engadget

    Instagram makes 'teen accounts' more restrictive (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Instagram is tightening the settings on its "teen accounts" to add new limits on what kids on the platform are able to see.

  16. WSVN Miami

    Instagram says it’s safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won’t be able to change their settings without a parent’s permission, Meta

  17. Time

    Instagram Is Introducing New Restrictions for Teen Users (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Instagram will restrict content for teens with similar guidelines the film industry uses for PG-13-rated movies.

  18. Newsweek

    Instagram announces major new restrictions (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Meta announced that Instagram will now apply PG-13 content guidelines to all teen accounts.

  19. WHDH Boston

    Instagram says it’s safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won’t be able to change their settings without a parent’s permission, Meta

  20. FOX Business

    Meta places new safeguards on teen Instagram accounts, introduces PG-13-guided content filters (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Instagram will use PG-13 movie rating guidelines to moderate content for users under 18, blocking posts with strong language, risky stunts and drugs.

  21. Lamag

    Instagram Implements a PG-13 System for Teen Users (opens Lamag)

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    Lamag's feed description

    Meta launched a

  22. FOX Business

    Meta under scrutiny over child safety as Instagram rolls out ‘PG-13’ rules for teens (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Meta introduces new Instagram teen account restrictions using a PG-13 movie rating system to address growing concerns about social media's impact on young people's mental health.

  23. Entrepreneur

    Instagram Teen Accounts Get PG-13 Filters, AI Restrictions (opens Entrepreneur)

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    Teens under 18 will feel the effects of new controls by the end of the year, and they need a parent's permission to opt out.

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