Open your settings
Safety and privacy controls live together in one place.
Safety & privacy
Safer settings, on from day one.
Younger accounts start with stricter privacy, messaging and content defaults instead of having to find them.
Age-appropriate experiences
Key capabilities
What Age-appropriate experiences gives you
Defaults suited to younger users.
Private-by-default younger accounts
Restricted messaging from strangers
Age-appropriate content filtering
Limited discoverability
How it works
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Choose your level
Pick who can reach you and what you'd rather not see.
Act when you need to
Block, mute or report in a couple of taps.
Review any time
Change your mind whenever you like — nothing is locked in.
Benefits
Why people use it
Protective from the start
No settings safari before the first post.
Age-suitable content
Filters applied automatically.
Fewer unwanted contacts
Strangers can't message younger accounts freely.
Use cases
- Teen accounts
- First social account
- Family use
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