Instagram Settings

Information from Instagram (https://help.instagram.com/995996839195964):

Teen Accounts are Instagram accounts for teens 13-17 that are automatically set to more protective teen safety settings. These settings aim to help keep teens safe on Instagram by limiting unwanted contact, showing content that’s right for their age and helping them manage their time on Instagram.

Teens under 16 need their parent’s or guardian’s permission if they wish to update their teen safety settings to be less protective. Teens 16-17 can change these settings themselves, unless their account is supervised by a parent or guardian.

Supervision:

A parent or guardian must supervise their teen's account before they can:

• Set time limits for their teen’s time spent on Instagram and/or Threads.

• Approve or deny their teen’s request to make their safety settings less protective.

• See insights about how their teen uses Instagram, including accounts their teen has chats with.

• Make certain teen safety settings even more protective.

• Allow teens to change their own safety settings to be less protective.

We encourage you to follow guidelines for social media use in young people and apply these recommendations. If you do have a Teen Account set up, ensure that your young person hasn’t also created their own separate account with an incorrect age setting to circumvent these settings.

More resources for supporting young people on social media can be found at Netsafe, and in the SchoolTV article below.