"Parents use the time limit"...Instagram's 'Teenage Account' will be applied in Korea from today.

2025.01.22. PM 4:10
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"Teenage accounts" will be applied sequentially in Korea starting today to prevent teenagers from using Instagram excessively and exposing inappropriate content.If the '∀'

'Teenage Account' is applied, the Instagram account of teenagers aged 14 to 18 will be closed to the public.

In addition, you can only receive messages from those who are already connected to the person you follow, and viewing sensitive content is also restricted.

As parental supervision is strengthened, parents can see their children's interlocutors and limit their usage time.

Restricted mode is set from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., and 14 to 16 years old can only be changed to a public account with parental permission.

'Teenage Account' was first introduced in the Anglo-American world in September last year, and Korea's introduction will be completed in the first half of the year.




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