Instagram has increased its security settings for teenage users. Meta, the social media platform’s parent company, has tried to combat criticism about the amount of harmful content it shows to users under the age of 18 by employing more stringent measures.

Instagram is changing the default privacy settings for many US teenagers, part of an effort to keep them safer and give parents more control over how their kids interact online. The new settings will make teen accounts private by default,

New and existing users under the age of 18 will be automatically enrolled in what Instagram is calling "Teen Accounts," the company said. The move comes 16 months after U.S. Surge