Instagram to Require Users
to Provide Their Date of Birth.
Previously, users of the app
needed only to confirm they
were at least 13 years old.
Instagram announced the changes
to the platform via a statement.
Asking for this information will help prevent underage people from joining Instagram, help us keep young people safer and enable
more age-appropriate
experiences overall, Instagram, via statement.
The company stated
that birthday information
will remain private.
Instagram "expects ads targeted
by age to be more accurate on
Instagram following this update.".
The company stated that its
"focus is on developing new,
age-appropriate experiences for
young people using this information.".
Instagram also plans to increase
user control over direct messages