The world’s most popular photo and short video sharing platform, Instagram, made a very important statement. In the statements made by the number one name of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, it was stated that a feature called “Family Center” was added to the platform. So, what exactly does this feature, which is available in the USA as of today and will reach all users in the coming periods, does exactly?
As a matter of fact, Instagram has been working for a while so that teenagers and children can use Instagram safely. The Family Center feature, which is available today, is exactly a part of this purpose. Thanks to the Family Center feature, parents will have the opportunity to have comprehensive control over their children. According to Instagram, the new feature is just one of the steps taken to protect children, and more will follow.
What exactly will Instagram Family Center do?
Instagram’s new feature, available in the US, will both provide parents with education and establish a new control mechanism over their children. In other words, when a mother enters the Instagram Family Center section, she will encounter articles on how she can protect her child from the risks of social media. In this way, social media control of children will be consciously ensured.
Use of the Family Center feature will require a confirmation between the child’s and parent’s accounts. The consent from the child’s account will offer some opportunities to the parent. For example, a mother; Thanks to this feature, he will be able to see how many hours a day his child uses Instagram and limit it. In addition, the list of reported users can be viewed by parents. In addition to all these, the child’s follower and follower lists will also be presented to the parents.
Instagram Family Center’s features will look like this
A calendar was not shared for Family Center in their comments on Family Center. In other words, it is not clear when this feature will roll out to the world. In addition, it should be noted that the Family Center, which is currently only accessible via the mobile application, will also be accessible in the desktop application and web versions in the future.
Parental control will also come to VR
Adam Mosseri’s blog post also includes explanations about Quest series virtual reality equipment. When we look at these statements, we see that an update will come to virtual reality equipment in May and with this update, children will be protected in the virtual world.
Parents will be able to make their virtual reality equipment inaccessible to their children, thanks to the authorizations they will have. In addition, the filter system for children will come to virtual reality equipment. In this way, a child in a house will not be able to achieve everything he wants in the virtual reality world.
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