Parental control of Instagram has finally reached spain. Thanks to this novelty, available to all users through a new update, parents will be able to control the use made by minors of the application. From checking who they follow and who follows them to checking the time they spend connected to the ‘app’ and setting time restrictions.
The functionality has been available in several countries since the beginning of 2022. Instagram announced its launch shortly after the application, as well as Facebook, both belonging to the technology company Meta, were affected by the scandal after internal company information was revealed in the one that recognized that the ‘app’ worsens the self-esteem of many adolescents.
In order to use the functionality, it is essential update instagram appeither on iOS or Android, to the latest version.
How to use the functionality
In order to use the functionality, it is necessary that one of the parents or the minor send an invitation. Thesee can be done easily through ‘Settings’ and ‘Monitoring’. Once accepted, the child’s legal guardians will be able to control the child’s use of Instagram from that same ‘Supervision’ section.
Keep in mind that parents can only supervise the use of minors when they are between 13 (minimum age to use Instagram) and 17 years old. There is no need for parents to follow the child and vice versa to monitor the account.
However, it must be clear that the application gives the minor the option to break the supervision whenever he wants. “Either of the two parties can delete it whenever they want. The other person will receive a notification if you remove supervision, “they explain from Instagram in this regard.
What can you control?
Indeed, thanks to the functionality parents they will be able to establish a time limit for the use of the applicationbreaks scheduled at certain times (for example, during school or study hours) or days, check time of use, accounts that the child follows and accounts that follow him.
Instagram also allows the minor to see what their parents check during supervision and sends a notification to them when the young person reports some type of inappropriate content.