• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

ClickitOrNot

  • News
  • How To
    • Unlock Bootloader
    • Recovery | Root
    • ROM’s
      • Stock ROM
      • Custom ROM
  • Wallpapers
  • Best Apps
  • More
    • About Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact Us
    • Editorial Policy
    • Disclaimer

Instagram To Introduce New Privacy Policies Along With Age Check For New Signups

Ravali Reddy/January 16, 2020News Social Networking

FacebookTwitterReddit

Instagram said that from now, it would require to take the date of births from all new users starting from Wednesday. Till now, Instagram has no such age checks, and there are many children under the age of 13 who signed up with Instagram.

Instagram age check

However, the app is not going to ask its existing users their age. Instagram is neglecting the underage children who are already among its 1 billion users.

TechCrunch wrote about this issue recently and asked Instagram to implement on age check. Instagram’s head of product Vishal Shah told Reuters that advertising is not a primary reason for the birthdate check.

It is not a surprise if this facilitates marketing that was not always attainable before, like the alcohol ads for people aged above the legal age of drinking. It could be a problem for the kids who misrepresent their age and begin to see ads for alcohol, but Instagram will be then blaming the members for fibbing themselves.

Besides, Instagram is also going to introduce in the coming weeks’ an option for the users to block the messages from people whom they do not follow. Both popular users and businesses called “creators” can restrain minors from seeing their posts more easily.

Instagram Privacy Tool

The scrutiny of Instagram has increased as it has overtaken the popularity of Facebook application among young adults and teens. Now, Instagram has become a leading contributor to the revenue growth of Facebook.

In October, Jane Manchun Wong, a reverse engineering expert, has spotted a new test in the back-end of the app on business accounts that includes a “Minimum age” qualifier.

Instagram is testing age restriction for business accounts pic.twitter.com/Xrlc3gAPyH

— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) October 17, 2019

Follow Us on Google News

Tags:Facebook/ Instagram/ Vishal Shah

FacebookTwitterReddit

Ravali Reddy

Ravali has been writing for over three years now. She defines herself as a stickler for detail and accuracy. Begun her career as a technical coordinator and shifted her career with a passion for writing. A cup of coffee with lots of conversation keeps her on!

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Follow ClickItorNot

Kendrick Lamar, Net Worth, Age, Income, Wiki, Bio

Kendrick Lamar Net Worth, Age, Income, Wiki, Bio

To Your Eternity Season 3, Release Date, Cast, Plot, Trailer

Everything We Know About To Your Eternity Season 3

Mayor of Kingstown Season 3, Release Date, Cast, Plot, Trailer

Everything We Know About Mayor of Kingstown Season 3

Footer

In Touch With Tech

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Editorial Policy
  • Disclaimer

© ClickitOrNot.com • Designed & Optimised with 💖 in India.