Instagram to restrict features for Singapore users who are under 18

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From Jan 21, teens under 18 will be moved into Teen Accounts on Instagram and those who try to change their age to over 18 will be asked to verify their age.

Instagram’s Teen Account settings – which shield accounts from strangers – will kick in for all teenagers. Videos of people fighting or promoting cosmetic procedures, violent movie scenes and other sensitive content will also be kept off the feeds of teen accounts.

Instagram uses a real-time facial scanning technology developed by age-verification tech company Yoti