San Francisco: Meta, the parent company of Instagram, has unveiled a sweeping update aimed at enhancing the safety of teenage users on its social media platform. The tech giant announced that all Instagram accounts for users under the age of 18 will now default to a "PG-13" content setting. This new framework is designed to restrict exposure to material deemed inappropriate for younger audiences, including strong language, risky stunts, drug references, and mature themes. The move comes amid growing scrutiny of the company’s handling of teen safety and psychological well-being on its platforms.

Under the new system, teenage users will also be prevented from interacting with accounts that share age-inappropriate content. Meta emphasized that its generative AI tools will follow the same f

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