Instagram Secures Teen Accounts

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Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children

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Instagram is making teen accounts private by default in the U.S. , U.K. , Canada and Australia .

The company acknowledges that teens may lie about their age and says it will require them to verify their ages.

Teens will also get notifications if they are on Instagram for more than 60 minutes and a sleep mode will be enabled.

Meta 's president of global affairs said last week that parents don't use the parental controls the company has introduced in recent years .

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said last year that tech companies put too much responsibility on parents when it comes to keeping children safe on social media.

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