"Instagram will begin limiting what teenage users can see on the platform using the movie industry's PG-13 standard, the company announced Tuesday, marking its most sweeping attempt yet to shield minors from explicit or inappropriate material. The Meta-owned app said the new policy-set to roll out by the end of the year-will also extend to its artificial intelligence chatbots, which are under investigation by lawmakers for engaging in sexually suggestive conversations with children."
"Under the changes, teen users will be restricted from viewing or searching for mature content, interacting with certain accounts, or receiving nudity recommendations. Parents will also gain access to a new "Limited Content" mode, which applies stricter filters than the PG-13 threshold. The update follows mounting legal and political pressure on Meta over its handling of child safety. Lawmakers have accused the company of designing addictive products that harm young users, and Meta faces multiple lawsuits from parents and state attorneys general alleging negligence."
"A 23-year-old woman was killed in a "freak accident" at a festival after she was struck by a piece of falling debris whilst fleeing intense weather conditions at a festival in Utah. Ava Ahlander was attending the Redwest Music Festival in Salt Lake City when it was called off due to adverse weather, causing her and her friends to seek shelter in her car."
Instagram will limit teenage users' exposure to content using the movie industry's PG-13 standard and will apply the policy to AI chatbots under scrutiny for sexually suggestive exchanges with minors. Teen accounts will be blocked from viewing or searching mature material, interacting with certain accounts, and receiving nudity recommendations. Parents can enable a stricter "Limited Content" mode. The system will rely on A.I. moderation and parent rating panels modeled on the Motion Picture Association's classification process. The change follows mounting legal and political pressure and lawsuits alleging harm from addictive products. Separately, a 23-year-old festivalgoer, Ava Ahlander, died after being struck by scaffold debris while seeking shelter.
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