Instagram will limit content for teenagers based on PG-13 ratings


By Eli Tan

High school students check their smartphones over lunch in the cafeteria in Denver on May 22, 2023. Instagram, which is owned by Meta, says it will begin limiting the content its teenage users can see, based on the PG-13 ratings system used by the film industry. — Rachel Woolf/The New York Times

SAN FRANCISCO: A year ago, Instagram made sweeping changes to the account settings of its teenage users after growing scrutiny from parents and lawmakers over child safety issues.

On Oct 14, it took them a step further.

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