Instagram to bolster privacy and safety features for millions of teen users

Instagram announced a suite of teen safety and privacy updates—including default private accounts, stricter content controls, nighttime notification muting, and enhanced age verification—framed as protections against harmful content and overuse. The changes, rolling out across several countries within 60 days and globally by January, arrive as U.S. lawmakers advance KOSA and COPPA 2.0; reactions from advocacy groups are mixed, with some praising the move as overdue and others calling it insufficient.