Instagram restricts what teenagers can see weeks before Australia’s under-16s social media ban begins

Instagram’s parent company Meta says content available to users between 13 and 18 will be equivalent to the US PG-13 rating, limiting violent or adult content. Photograph: Deborah Lee Rossiter/Alamy

Just two months out from the under-16s social media ban coming into effect in Australia, Instagram is restricting the content teens can see and bringing in stricter parental controls for young people’s accounts.

In a global announcement, Instagram’s parent company, Meta, announced the content available to Instagram users aged between 13 and 18 will be the equivalent to the US PG-13 rating, limiting violent or adult content teens can view.