Instagram Debuts Kid Safety Measures After Congress Pressure (1)

Meta Platforms Inc.‘s Instagram will begin automatically routing new users younger than 16 to a version of the social media platform that limits inappropriate content.

The company’s latest feature comes as lawmakers have gotten more vocal about protecting children online. Testimony last year from a whistleblower at Meta’s Facebook that the company was prioritizing profit over the health and safety of kids prompted a flurry of legislative action on Capitol Hill to hold big tech companies accountable.

New underage Instagram users will be defaulted to the “less” version of the platform, which reduces sexual, graphic, and violent content that ...