"This new experience is designed to better support parents and give them peace of mind that their teens are safe with the right protections in place," Meta said in a Tuesday announcement outlining the changes.
"Sleep Mode," which will turn off notifications from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Teen users will also get a notification from Instagram telling them to get off of the app once they've been on for 60 minutes.
These accounts will automatically be set to private and strangers will not be able to message them - teen users will only receive messages from people they follow.
Earlier this year, several major tech executives were grilled by Congress for their efforts, or lack thereof, to make their apps more kid-friendly.
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