Instagram introduces new youth-focused suite of features

Kalila Welch

January 20, 2023 10:52

Meta-owned social platform, Instagram, has launched a new ‘Quiet Mode’ feature, allowing users to pause notifications from within the app when they need some time away from the outlet.

The update is part of a new suite of features dealing with the experience of young users on the platform, after Meta last week called on stakeholders in the tech industry to benchmark youth safety efforts.

Instagram asserted that Quiet Mode was developed in response to feedback from teenage users who are looking for more ways to focus on school work in the evenings.

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Kalila Welch

Kalila Welch joined the Mumbrella editorial team in November 2021. She took a brief career break in mid 2023 to complete her Masters of Journalism before returning to Mumbrella for a year.

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