Instagram will stop adults from sending messages to teens who don’t follow them 

To make the photo-sharing platform safer for young users, Instagram will not let adults message the teens who are not following them. I

In another step to curb harassment on its platform, Instagram will make the interaction between an adult and a teen tougher. To make the photo-sharing platform safer for young users, Instagram will not let adults message the teens who are not following them. Instagram will also send safety prompts to teens if they DM adults with “potentially suspicious behavior.” “To protect teens from unwanted contact from adults, we’re introducing a new feature that prevents adults from sending messages to people under 18 who don’t follow them. For example, when an adult tries to message a teen who doesn’t follow them, they receive a notification that DM’ing them isn’t an option. This feature relies on our work to predict peoples’ ages using machine learning technology, and the age people give us when they sign up. As we move to end-to-end encryption, we’re investing in features that protect the privacy and keep people safe without accessing the content of DMs,” Instagram said in a blog. Instagram said that it would start sending safety notices to encourage teens to be cautious while interacting with adults. The safety prompt will let the young user when an adult who has been exhibiting potentially suspicious behavior is interacting with them in DMs. For instance, if a user is getting in touch with a lot of users who are under 18, Instagram will alert the recipient about his potentially suspicious behavior give them an option to end the conversation, or block, report, or restrict the adult.