New Delhi, April 22 -- Instagram has announced a significant expansion of its safety features for younger users on April 21. The feature aims to ensure a safer and more age-appropriate experience for teenagers online. Building on the launch of Teen Accounts last year, the platform is now introducing a fresh set of tools and safeguards designed to assist parents and enhance protection for teens across its ecosystem, including Facebook and Messenger.

Teen Accounts were introduced in 2024 to automatically place users aged 13-15 into secure, default settings. These limit who can contact them, the type of content they are exposed to, and the amount of time they spend on the platform. For teens under the age of 16, any attempt to alter these r...