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Instagram to restrict Korean teenagers' screen time starting today
Instagram accounts of Korean users aged 14-18 will default to private. New features include reminders for screen time limits, parental controls, and messaging restrictions.
Instagram introduced the feature last year to limit exposure to inappropriate content and reduce excessive screen time for teenage users. The latest update also includes built-in restrictions on who teens can contact, preventing them from messaging anyone who they don't follow. Priyanka Bhalla, Meta's head of safety policy in the Asia-Pacific region, said at the Youth Safety Roundtable last November that the setting had been developed following "years of discussions with teens, parents, and experts," emphasizing the importance of age-specific restrictions and addressing parents' concerns about the type and amount of content their children consume.
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