Instagram to use PG-13 rating to limit content for teenagers

Instagram Announces New Restrictions for Teens, Guided by PG-13 Ratings

Instagram Teen Accounts will be guided by PG-13 movie ratings, Meta announced on Oct. 14. “This means that teens will see content on Instagram that’s similar to what they’d see in a PG-13 movie,” the company said in a statement. Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, revamped its program to follow an “independent standard” familiar to parents. “While of course there are differences between movies and social media, we made these changes…

Head of Instagram unveils algorithm for teenagers that mirrors PG-13 ratings

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri announced Tuesday that the social media platform will use PG-13 movie ratings as its own standard for limiting content viewed by its teenage users. “Now, like in a PG-13 movie, where you might actually occasionally hear a swear word, you will occasionally come across content that might be risky because we either missed it or it was said by a friend, but generally there is a lot more restrictions on what you can see,” M…

Instagram says it’s safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won’t be able to change their settings without a parent’s permission, Meta announced on Tuesday. This means kids using teen-specific accounts will see photos and videos on Instagram that are similar to what they would see in a PG-13 movie — no sex, drugs or dangerous stunts, among others. “This includes hiding or not recommending posts with strong language, certain …

Meta says Instagram teen accounts will default to a PG-13 content limit

Parents will have the ability to adjust controls, and Meta plans to use “age prediction technology” to catch kids lying about their age....

Instagram's Now 'PG-13 Rated' For Teens – But What Does That Actually Mean?

Here's a quick breakdown of the changes and how they'll impact your kids.

Instagram adds tighter ‘PG-13’ content restrictions for teens

(Bloomberg/Kurt Wagner) — Instagram will prohibit users under 18 from seeing content considered inappropriate for a PG-13-rated movie, extending teen protections that were rolled out last year. The popular social media site, which is owned by Meta Platforms Inc., will use artificial intelligence to determine whether content on the app qualifies as PG-13, a well-known film rating system used by the Motion Picture Association to designate a movie’…