Instagram is making all teen accounts ‘PG-13’

Instagram is making a major update to teen accounts that will only allow them to view content similar to what you would see in a PG-13 movie. Under the new system, Instagram will continue to hide content containing nudity, sexual content, or suggestive poses from teens, but now it will also avoid recommending content with strong swear words and risky stunts across its platform.

“Just like you might see some suggestive content or hear some strong language in a PG-13 movie, teens may occasionally see something like that on Instagram — but we’re going to keep doing all we can to keep those instances as rare as possible,” Instagram writes in an announcement on Tuesday.

<img src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/7.-Teen-cant-see-account-profile-or-DM-1.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0.039032006245115,100,99.92193598751" alt="" title="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-caption="Instagram will prevent teens from viewing or DMing accounts with 18+ content. | Image: Meta” data-portal-copyright=”Image: Meta”>

Last year, Instagram began putting all users under 18 into teen accounts, applying its existing restrictions on kids under 16 to a larger swath of young users. Teen accounts are private by default and come with safety features that silence notifications from 10PM to 7AM as well as …read more