Instagram is launching “teen accounts,” its latest effort to make the platform safer for its younger users amid rising concerns about how social media affects youth mental health. Anyone under 18 who signs up for Instagram or already has an account will be placed into a teen account,

For the first time in its history, Instagram on Tuesday announced the launch of accounts designed specifically for teenage users with built-in privacy protections. "They're an automatic set of protections for teens that try to proactively address the top concerns that we've heard from parents about teens online,