Instagram Introduces 'Nighttime Nudges' to Limit Teen Usage

Meta's new feature is part of a broader effort to increase parental control and limit exposure to harmful content amid ongoing legal and regulatory challenges.

Meta, the parent company of Instagram, has introduced a new feature called 'nighttime nudges' that will prompt teenagers to close the app if they spend more than 10 minutes on it late at night.
The feature is part of a series of measures taken by Meta to increase parental control and limit what teens and children can see on the app.
Meta has faced criticism and legal action from multiple states for allegedly collecting teenagers’ data and using it to get its young users addicted to social media.
Last week, Meta announced that it would automatically limit the type of content that teens can see on Instagram and Facebook, including posts about self-harm, graphic violence and eating disorders.
Meta is scheduled to testify before the Senate on child safety on January 31, alongside executives from X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, Snap and Discord.