Young users of Instagram in Australia will soon face a significantly restricted experience after Meta announced new global changes to its Teen Accounts program, in addition to the federal government’s incoming social media restrictions.

The Facebook and Instagram parent company said all users under 18 would have their accounts restricted by default, meaning they would not see content involving sex, drugs or dangerous stunts, and would be blocked from viewing accounts flagged as including such content. Adults supervising teens with their own account will be able to override the restrictions or impose harsher ones.

Combined with the government’s new social media rules, coming into effect in two months, this means users will not be able to use Instagram until they are 16, at which point t

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