Meta's written statement informed of the new measures introduced to control the content to which young Instagram users are exposed.
The statement said: “We are announcing that the default settings of the accounts young people use on Instagram will now be determined by 13+ movie ratings. This means young people on Instagram will see content similar to the content in 13+ movies.”
It stated that the new rule will be automatically applied to the accounts of users under 18 in all countries by the end of the year and that adult content will only be shown to the user if parents give permission.
The statement noted that in addition to content that is currently hidden from young users, such as disturbing, sexually themed, alcohol and tobacco-related content, posts containing slang, dangerous movements and some harmful and addictive substances are also not shown or recommended to users under 18 years of age.
The statement also emphasized that young users cannot follow accounts that share such content, cannot search for words related to this content and cannot open the messages in which they are sent, and that the company took this step in light of the opinions of thousands of parents around the world.
Instagram's new decision came at a time when the children's social media ban was gaining global support.
The law banning children under 16 from accessing social media in Australia comes into force on December 10 and global social media platforms including Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit, Instagram and X face fines of up to about $33 million if they fail to comply with the law.
Following Australia's moves, the issue returned to the world agenda, with many countries such as Italy, Spain, some US states and South Korea working on similar draft legislation.
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