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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Erin Keller

Instagram is using new PG-13 ratings to restrict teens from seeing inappropriate content

Instagram is introducing significant changes to its teen accounts experience, aligning content exposure for users under 18 years old with the familiar PG-13 movie rating standard.

The Meta-owned platform said in a Tuesday blog post that it will use artificial intelligence to identify posts that would feel out of place in a PG-13 movie, based on the film rating system developed by the Motion Picture Association to flag material suitable for specific age groups.

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