The teenagers of this generation may be smart and tech-savvy, but theyre still teens.
What Is Supervision on Instagram?
Supervision isa parental control feature introduced by Instagramin October 2022.
It allows parents and guardians to monitor their childrens activity on the app.
Instagram has come under fire over the years for its failure to protect children on the app.
Supervision is one of the ways the popular social media platform is hoping to achieve that.
How Supervision Works
We already know you canuse Instagram’s parental controls to keep your child safe.
But there’s another form of parental control that lets you monitor your child’s Instagram accountat least somewhat.
Supervision is built into the Instagram app, unlike other supervision apps.
It allows parents and guardians to supervise teens aged 13 through 17.
However, it has its limitations.
Supervision is not mandatoryparents, guardians, and teens have a choice to use it.
Parents and guardians cant supervise teens without them opting in.
Neither does Instagram opt them in by default because of the age they listed when signing up.
How to Enable Supervision on Instagram
Its easy to enable Supervision on Instagram.
Just remember that the user you want to supervise must be between the ages of 13 and 17.
Heres how to get started:
You’re all set.
However, they can also choose to ignore it and nothing will change.
Thats because both parties have to be willing to participate in Supervision on Instagram.
This allows the teen to maintain some privacy while building trust with their parents.
