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By Emily Lee Mar 17, 2021 In a series of tweets, Instagram outlined the main highlights of this safety initiative. Restricting direct messages between underage users and adults they don't follow, as well as prompting teens to be careful engaging in direct messages with adults they are connected to, will be top priorities for Instagram. The new teen safety measures will also encourage young Instagram users to make their accounts private as an added precaution. Instagram will also aim to make it harder for adults who've shown "potentially suspicious behavior" to find and follow teens on the p...

Adults showing suspicious behavior will also have their ability to interact with teen accounts restricted.

It's one of a series of changes aimed at protecting the platform's youngest users.

Highlights The Facebook-owned platform said that it was blocking adults from sending Direct Messages to any teenager that does not follow them. From now onwards, Instagram will start warning teens to be cautious while they talk to adults they are already in contact with on the platform. Instagram will also restrict adults who have been exhibiting potentially suspicious behaviour from seeing new minor’s accounts in 'Suggested Users', Reels or Explore. In order to keep a check on the content and to ensure the safety of minors, Instagram announced new policies aimed at protecting teenagers o...

Much like owner Facebook, the minimum age requirement for Instagram account holders is 13. To protect teens from unwanted contact from someone much older, any adult that...