Instagram is making changes to how teenagers use the social media platform, applying limits to the content they see and who can get in touch with them. 

It’s a first for a social media giant as concern grows about the harmful content children are exposed to online. 

The announcement comes as the federal government works on an outright ban of social media for children. 

The precise age limit is still to be settled, South Australia thinks under-14 is appropriate, but any ban is likely to require some form of age verification. 

Today, tech reporter Ange Lavoipierre on what all of us might have to give up to prove our age.

Ange discusses the implications of the Instagram changes, highlighting the automatic privacy settings for teen accounts and the introduction of a “sleep mode” to limit screen time.

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Ange Lavoipierre, ABC national technology reporter

Key Topics:

• Instagram teen accounts
• Social media age verification
• Online safety for teenagers
• AI tools for age detection
• Privacy concerns in social media
• Albanese government social media ban
• Screen time limits
• Parental controls on social media
• Harmful online content
• Social media regulations for children