Instagram Updates Sensitive Content Control Feature For New Users Under 16

Instagram sensitive content control feature update (photo: Instagram)

JAKARTA - Instagram has a feature to control sensitive content for underage users with two options, namely "Standard" and "Less".

On August 25, Instagram updated their Sensitive Control tool, in which the platform will apply the "Less" option by default to new Instagram users under the age of 16.

Basically, the company introduced this function in July last year, which allows users to decide how much sensitive content to show in the "Explore" section.

Then, a few months later Meta expanded their Sensitive Content Control tool where they added workable options namely "Less", "Standard", and "More".

The More option will allow you to view content from sensitive accounts, but this option will not be available to users under 18 years of age.

Then the Standard option, is an option that the platform applies by default to all users, to prevent users from accessing sensitive features such as violence or sexuality.

Finally, the Less option will limit the number of images or videos that appear on Instagram so that users who activate it are safer.

To provide more protection, new users under the age of 16 will default to the "Less" option.

Then, for users who already have a previous account, a notification will be given to enable Sensitive Content Control with the "Less" option.

In this way, sensitive posts will not appear in the Explore menu, Reels, Hashtag pages, and so on.