{"id":92131,"date":"2025-10-15T18:27:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/instagram-to-restrict-teens-to-pg-13-content-by-default"},"modified":"2025-10-15T19:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T19:03:29","slug":"instagram-to-restrict-teens-to-pg-13-content-by-default","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/instagram-to-restrict-teens-to-pg-13-content-by-default","title":{"rendered":"Instagram to restrict teens to PG-13 content by default"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span><b>Teens on Instagram will be limited to viewing PG-13-rated content by default and will not be able to change their settings without parental permission, Meta announced Tuesday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This means that children using teen-specific accounts will see photos and videos on <b>Instagram<\/b> similar to those they would see in a PG-13-rated movie\u2014meaning no sex, drugs, or dangerous stunts, among other things.<\/p>\n<p><b>Meta<\/b> said in a blog post Tuesday, calling the update the most significant since the introduction of teen accounts last year.<\/p>\n<p>The company is also adding an even stricter setting that parents can configure for their children.<\/p>\n<p>These changes come as the <b>social media<\/b> giant faces continued criticism over its dangers to children. As part of its efforts to strengthen protections for teens, Meta has already promised not to show them <b>inappropriate content<\/b> , such as posts about self-harm, eating disorders, or suicide.<\/p>\n<p>But it doesn&#8217;t always work. A recent report, for example, found that teen accounts created by researchers were being recommended age-inappropriate <b>sexual content , including<\/b>. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Instagram also recommended a on teen accounts that, according to the report,. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meta says the new restrictions go further than its previous safeguards. Teens will no longer be able to follow accounts that regularly share or whose name or bio contains material inappropriate for teens, such as a link to an <b>OnlyFans<\/b> account. If teens already follow these accounts, they will no longer be able to view or interact with their content, send them messages, or see their comments under anyone&#8217;s posts, the company said. These accounts also won&#8217;t be able to follow teens, send them private messages, or comment on their posts.<\/p>\n<p>Meta said it already blocks certain search terms related to sensitive topics such as suicide and eating disorders, but the latest update will extend this measure to a wider range of terms, such as or ,&#8221; even if they are misspelled.<\/p>\n<p>The PG-13 update will also apply to chats and AI experiences aimed at teens, Meta said,. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For parents who want even stricter controls for their children, Meta is also launching a restriction that will block more content and prevent teens from viewing, leaving, or receiving comments on posts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Mozambique<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. Teens on Instagram will be limited to viewing PG-13-rated content by default and will not be able to change their settings without parental permission, Meta announced Tuesday. This means that children using teen-specific accounts will see photos and videos on Instagram similar to those they would see in a PG-13-rated movie\u2014meaning no [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":92130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,9],"tags":[186,1130,283,633,1547],"class_list":["post-92131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-miscellaneous","tag-facebook","tag-instagram","tag-mozambique","tag-social-media","tag-social-network"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Instagram to restrict teens to PG-13 content by default - Mozambique<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Teens on Instagram will be limited to viewing PG-13-rated content by default and will not be able to change their set ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/instagram-to-restrict-teens-to-pg-13-content-by-default\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Instagram to restrict teens to PG-13 content by default\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Teens on Instagram will be limited to viewing PG-13-rated content by default and will not be able to change their set ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/instagram-to-restrict-teens-to-pg-13-content-by-default\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mozambique\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-15T18:27:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-15T19:03:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/sites\/64\/2025\/10\/sm_1760541974.493902.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"538\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/instagram-to-restrict-teens-to-pg-13-content-by-default#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/instagram-to-restrict-teens-to-pg-13-content-by-default\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Instagram to restrict teens to PG-13 content by default\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-15T18:27:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-15T19:03:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/instagram-to-restrict-teens-to-pg-13-content-by-default\"},\"wordCount\":385,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/instagram-to-restrict-teens-to-pg-13-content-by-default#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/sites\/64\/2025\/10\/sm_1760541974.493902.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Facebook\",\"Instagram\",\"Mozambique\",\"social media\",\"Social network\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"miscellaneous\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/instagram-to-restrict-teens-to-pg-13-content-by-default#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/instagram-to-restrict-teens-to-pg-13-content-by-default\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/instagram-to-restrict-teens-to-pg-13-content-by-default\",\"name\":\"Instagram to restrict teens to PG-13 content by default - 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