FOR PARENTS
Helping your teen navigate Instagram safely
YOUR GUIDE TO INSTAGRAM
Our Parent's Guide and Family Center include helpful resources for you and your teen.
Safety Features
Discover features that can help your teen explore our app safely.
Conversation Starters
Questions to ask your teen to ensure they’re having a positive experience on Instagram.
Glossary of Instagram Terms
Get to know our features and settings in order to better navigate Instagram with your teen.
META FAMILY CENTER
Family Center can help you support your teen’s Instagram experience.
Managing Privacy
Your teen's account can be set to private, meaning their content will only be seen by approved followers. They can also block and report abusive accounts. We also make it more difficult for adults who have been exhibiting potentially suspicious behavior to interact with teens, by restricting these adults from seeing teen accounts in 'Suggested Users' and preventing them from discovering teen content in Reels or Explore.
Managing Comments
Help your teen avoid unwanted interactions by encouraging them to use "Comment Controls". Our reporting and blocking tools also allow them to manage who can comment on their posts. We also make it more difficult for adults who have been exhibiting potentially suspicious behavior to interact with teens, by automatically hiding their comments on public posts by teens.
Managing Time
Help your teen manage their time on Instagram by using features in the Activity Dashboard, such as daily reminders and mute push notifications. You can also use the Family Center to see how much time they’re spending on Instagram, and set limits.
Managing Sensitive Content
We default new teens under 16 into the “Less” setting of our Sensitive Content Control, which limits teens’ exposure to potentially sensitive content. Your teen can also make changes to this setting. Work with them to visit their profile, and tap the settings menu in the upper right corner. Tap Settings, Account, then select Sensitive Content Control. Tap next to “Less” to see less content they may find upsetting. Visit the Help Center to learn more about how to provide a safer experience for young people.
We worked with leading organizations and companies to create our Parent's Guide.
Safety Milestones
Supporting teens and their parents is one of our most important priorities. We've taken steps over the past several years to increase safety and protection for young people on Instagram.
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