Instagram to encourage teenagers to take a break from the platform and stay away from harmful content

The photo-sharing app will now introduce a new feature that would ask teenagers to maintain a safe distance from harmful content.

Instagram is working on new ways to make the platform a safe place for young users. The photo-sharing app will now introduce a new feature that would ask teenagers to maintain a safe distance from harmful content and encourage them to “take a break” from Instagram. The new features were announced by Facebook vice president of global affairs Nick Clegg. The announcement Clegg came shortly after ex-Facebook employee turned Whistleblower made shocking claims about Facebook harming young users through Instagram.

Talking about the features, Clegg said at the CNN’s State of the Union, “We’re going to introduce something which I think will make a considerable difference, which is where our systems see that a teenager is looking at the same content over and over again, and it’s content which may not be conducive to their well-being, we will nudge them to look at other content,” Clegg said. He also revealed that the company is also working on a feature that would ask teenagers to simply take a break from the platform. Clegg however didn’t reveal when it plans to roll out the new features.