Concerned parents will now be able to check how much time their teenager spends scrolling on Instagram as the social media giant rolls out family-friendly tools and resources. 7NEWS
Instagram will also augment its Take A Break nudge to prompt teens to move onto different topics if they repeatedly look at the same content on the explore page.Meta consulted with Australian parents and teenagers, who told them self-supervision can be a foundation for safe and healthy use of social media, Mia Garlick, Director of Policy at Meta ANZ, said.COVID-19“Teens often self-supervise because they’re sort of concerned that the oldies don’t really get it,” Garlick said.
“They’re worried that there’ll be over concern about some of the content or the people that they may interact with or how they interact with them.”Credit:Parents and teens are both accepting of online supervision by a close family circle, she added.Garlick said there were instances where a trusted professional may be needed to intervene to curb social media use.
“Parents and guardians ... they’re fine with young people using social media but where it starts to affect their engagement in everyday activities and responsibilities is where they have concern,” she said. Instagram has also launched a Family Centre education hub with resources designed to educate teens about staying safe online.
Resources will be offered by eating disorder charity Butterfly, mental health charity Orygen Youth Health, anti-bullying group Project Rockit, ReachOut and the eSafety Commissioner.
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