New users are now required to provide their date of birth when installing Instagram

Previously, it was not mandatory to provide your date of birth on Instagram. This change is justified by “age-appropriate experiences”. Instagram itself would like to make younger users more aware of privacy settings. In addition, younger users should have different default privacy settings in order to be able to communicate more securely online, according to a report by “The Verge” .
As with Facebook, the minimum age for use is set at 13 years.

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Comparison with data from Facebook

If an Instagram account is connected to Facebook, the data is compared here. This means that a birth date contained on Facebook is automatically added to Instagram. Even if you change your date of birth on Facebook, it will be applied directly. If you use Instagram but don't have a Facebook account, or the two accounts are not linked, you need to add your date of birth.

Other users do not see the date of birth, emphasizes Instagram. The correctness of the date of birth is also not checked. However, the Facebook facial recognition software on Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, can also be used to estimate very well how old the registered people are based on stored photos.

More new features

Of course, advertising is also present on Instagram. Companies that advertise here should now have the opportunity to display the ads for specific age groups. For example, teenagers should no longer receive alcohol or tobacco advertising.

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Private messages should be able to be controlled in the future. You can then decide for yourself who you would like to receive messages from or whether you agree to be added to groups. This attitude also helps teenagers to protect themselves from contact with strangers.

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Source: futurezone.at


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