Age limit is coming to Instagram.

Instagram, owned by Meta, has implemented various measures for new accounts in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia as of September 17th. While these regulations are planned to be implemented in the European Union by the end of 2024, it has been announced that "young account" users in Turkey will also start using these applications as of January.

USERS WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO MESSAGE WITH PEOPLE THEY KNOW

Under the new rules, accounts of users under the age of 18 will automatically be private. This way, only approved followers of the users will be able to access shared content. In addition, users under the age of 18 will only be able to message with people they know. Instagram aims to filter content that users under the age of 18 may encounter in the Explore and Reels sections, reducing the visibility of sensitive content such as violence or cosmetic product advertisements.

WILL ENTER SLEEP MODE BETWEEN 22:00 AND 07:00

Users under the age of 18 will receive notifications reminding them to exit the application if they exceed 60 minutes per day. In addition, these accounts will enter "sleep mode" between 22:00 and 07:00, notifications will be silenced, and automatic responses will be sent to messages.

PARENTS WILL BE ABLE TO MONITOR THEIR CHILDREN'S ACCOUNTS

Parents will have the opportunity to monitor their children's accounts. They can manage their children's settings or allow them to manage their own settings. In addition, parents will be able to see who their children have been messaging with in the past week, but they will not have access to message content. With the help of new technologies, it is stated that teenagers who have signed up with an adult birth date will be identified and their accounts will be converted to restricted accounts.