Instagram is making strides in child safety measures — whether they like it or not. As of this week, the social media app will automatically set accounts belonging to users under the age of 18 to private mode — meaning only followers can see their posts, and anyone wanting to follow them will have to ask for permission. Teens under 16 will need parental consent to make their accounts public. This is part of Instagram’s new Teen Accounts initiative, aiming to place more age-appropriate boundaries to protect young users.

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That’s not all. Teens will have to say goodbye to late night scrolling and hello healthy sleep habits — notifications for underage users will now be turned off between 10pm to 7am. Parents will also get some extra supervision tools to help monitor who their teens have messaged and what content they’re into — all without scrolling through actual chats.

Instagram and social media giants are facing mounting pressure from lawmakers and parents to impose these new rules: Whilst lawmakers eye new legislation to regulate child safety on social media platforms due to teens’ exposure to online bullying and uncensored inappropriate content.

As these new features roll out, there's still one age-old problem: Teens who lie about their age to sidestep all these rules. Instagram is still working on tech to block these loopholes.

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