Instagram is making a pretty big change.
They have banned anyone over the age of 18 from direct messaging teenagers who don’t follow them.
They are also introducing safety prompts that will be shown to teens when they DM adults who have been showing “potentially suspicious behavior.”
Safety prompts will give teenage users the option to report or block adults who are messaging them.
The prompts will remind young users not to feel pressured to respond to messages and to “be careful sharing photos, videos, or information with someone you don’t know.”
Notices will appear when Instagram’s moderation systems spot suspicious behavior from adult users.
The company is not sharing detail on how these systems operate but says such suspicious behavior could include sending “a large amount of friend or message requests to people under 18.”
Instagram will no longer let adults message teens who don’t follow them.
“Safety prompts” will be shown to teens when they DM adults who have been “exhibiting potentially suspicious behavior.”
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