Research suggests that 30 out of 47 Instagram safety tools for teens were "substantially ineffective or no longer exist".

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has defended new tools designed to make its apps safer for ...

A report by a Meta whistleblower has found that 64% of safety tools focused on protecting teens don't actually work on ...

Instagram also pushes its disappearing messages feature to teenagers with an animated reward as an incentive to use it.

Late in 2024, Meta introduced Instagram Teen accounts, a safety net intended to protect young minds from sensitive content and ensure that they have safe online interactions, bolstered by age ...

Following years of criticism for its handling of the youth mental health crisis, Instagram has invested heavily in beefing up its teen safety features, including an entirely new way for underage users ...

Instagram users under 16 won't be able to livestream or unblur nudity in direct messages they've received without parental approval, owner Meta Platforms said Tuesday as it widened its safety measures ...

Meta has good news for Instagram users unhappy with their recommendations algorithm. The company is testing a feature that would allow users to get new recommended content. Meta is gearing the feature ...