The social media app says new privacy settings and features will create more age-appropriate experiences for youth under 18. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer covers children’s online privacy. Tens of ...

After years of scrutiny over its handling of teen safety on its platform, Meta is introducing a new type of account that will soon be required for all teens under 16 on Instagram. The new "teen ...

Instagram can be a fun way for your child to share sports highlights or other activities, but it’s important to set up their account with the right privacy controls so strangers cannot contact them.

Instagram is once again rolling out safety features for underage users — this time, automatic “teen accounts.” Those under 18 will automatically be subject to limitations on who can message them, how ...

Inspired by movie ratings criteria and parent feedback, this setting is designed to help teens see age-appropriate content by ...

Worried about your teen’s Instagram use? Faced with growing pressure to do more to stop online harm, the social media platform has rolled out a major new update to protect young people and give ...

In a digital world where dangers online change daily, having only a robust password is not enough. That's where two-factor authentication (2FA) plays a role, an effective method that provides a second ...

Teenagers across the world will experience something slightly different when they open Instagram over the next few weeks: Meta will now designate users under 18 as "Teen Accounts" — by default. Teen ...

The app, which is popular with teenagers, introduced new settings and features aimed at addressing inappropriate online contact and content, and improving sleep for users under 18. By Mike Isaac and ...