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WASHINGTON — Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people's lives.

Starting today, Instagram will begin putting new and existing users under the age of 18 into “Teen Accounts” — a move that will affect how tens of millions of teens interact with the platform.

Worried about giving your teenager unrestricted access to Instagram? With a Teen Account, you can keep tabs on their activity ...

Instagram made their test accounts private by default, a setting users under 16 can’t change without parental approval. And the app did restrict who could direct message and tag them.

Instagram on Tuesday announced new built-in protections for Instagram Teen Accounts and has expanded its suite of features to the Facebook and Messenger applications. "We're going to keep adding ...

WASHINGTON — Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people's lives.

WASHINGTON — Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people's lives.

WASHINGTON — Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people's ...

WASHINGTON — Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people's ...

WASHINGTON — Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people's lives.