Instagram Teen Accounts
Teen Accounts on Instagram — with automatic protections.
What are Teen Accounts?
Instagram Teen Accounts come with built-in protections that limit who can contact them, the content they see and the time they spend on the app. This experience is designed to provide more protections for teens and peace of mind for parents.
Teens are automatically placed into Teen Accounts, and teens under 16 will need a parent’s permission to change any of these settings to be less strict. If you are a parent and want to further help your teen manage their new safety settings, work with them to set up supervision.
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INTRODUCING
Instagram Teen Accounts are inspired by 13+ content settings
We've revamped the Instagram Teen Account experience to be inspired by 13+ content ratings and added a new stricter setting for parents who prefer extra controls.
Available in select countries with more coming soon.
*There are lots of differences between social media and movies. We didn’t work with the MPA when updating our content settings, and they’re not rating any content on Instagram, and they’re not endorsing or approving our content settings in any way. Rather, we drew inspiration from the MPA's public guidelines, which are already familiar to parents, as well as feedback from parents. Our content moderation systems are not the same as a movie ratings board, so the experience may not be exactly the same.
DEFAULT SETTINGS FOR TEENS
Explore Teen Accounts
Teens will get built-in limits on who can contact them and the content they see.
Private accounts
Messages
Hidden words
Content setting
Time management
Tags, mentions and live
Private accounts
Teen Accounts are automatically set to private. Teens under 16 can only change this default setting with help from a parent or guardian. Learn how to set up supervision on Instagram.
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Account Privacy
Account Privacy
Private account
Private account
When your account is public, your profile and posts can be seen by anyone, on or off Instagram, even if they don't have an Instagram account.
When your account is public, your profile and posts can be seen by anyone, on or off Instagram, even if they don't have an Instagram account.
When your account is private, only the followers you approve can see what you share, including your photos or videos on hashtag and location pages, and your followers and following lists.
When your account is private, only the followers you approve can see what you share, including your photos or videos on hashtag and location pages, and your followers and following lists.
Every teen is unique and every family has a different parenting style. That’s why last year we launched Instagram Teen Accounts with automatic, built-in protections on who can contact teens and what content they can see. 94% of parents surveyed say Teen Accounts are helpful for parents.
Frequently asked questions
How are you ensuring teens don't lie about their age?
How are you ensuring teens don't lie about their age?
We know teens may lie about their age and that's why we're requiring teens to verify their age in new ways, like if they attempt to use a new account with an adult birthday. We’re also building new technology to find teens that have lied about their age to automatically place them in protected settings.Learn more
What types of automatic protections are included with Teen Accounts?
What types of automatic protections are included with Teen Accounts?
With Teen Accounts, teens automatically get safety settings that limit contact and inappropriate content, as well as settings to ensure their time on Instagram is well spent. These built-in default settings include private accounts, restrictions on messaging, restrictions on who can tag and mention them, reminders to leave the app after 60 minutes each day, notifications muted overnight and more.
Can teens opt out of these protections?
Can teens opt out of these protections?
Teens aged 13-15 cannot change these settings to be less strict without a parent’s permission. Additionally, for any teens who are enrolled in parental supervision (irrespective of their age), they’ll need a parent’s approval to change these settings to a less strict state.
Do parents have to approve their teens using Instagram now?
Do parents have to approve their teens using Instagram now?
No. Parents do not have to approve their teen’s usage of Instagram. Teen Accounts are designed to provide parents with peace of mind that their teens are automatically placed into safe, built-in protections. If teens aged 13-15 want to change an automatic setting to be less strict, they need a parent’s permission to do so.
Can I change my teens' settings on their behalf?
Can I change my teens' settings on their behalf?
With parental supervision enabled, parents can approve or deny their teen’s requests to change settings. Soon, parents will also be able to change teens’ default settings to a stricter state on their behalf if they have parental supervision enabled.
How can I find help with Teen Accounts?
How can I find help with Teen Accounts?
To learn more about teen accounts please visit the Help Center.
Will parents be able to read their teen's messages through this feature?
Will parents be able to read their teen's messages through this feature?
No — parents still won’t be able to read their teen’s messages. This new feature means they can see who their teen has been chatting with in the last 7 days, but not the content of those messages. As with all our parental supervision features, this is designed to strike the balance between helping parents be more involved in their teen’s online experiences, while still protecting teens’ privacy and autonomy.
How does the Limited Content setting work?
How does the Limited Content setting work?
We understand that parents have different views on what’s appropriate, which is why we’re also now offering a new, more restrictive setting, called ‘Limited Content’, which will filter even more content from the Teen Account experience, further limit Search results, and prevent teens from seeing, leaving or receiving comments under posts.