Instagram: notifications to encourage teenagers to disconnect at night

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Instagram announces the introduction of a new feature aimed at limiting the use of its application late at night for those under the age of 18.

This new tool, called “Late notification”, will alert teenagers with a notification inviting them to take a break if they scroll through content or chat for more than ten consecutive minutes. between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.. This notification will be accompanied by the message “It's getting late. Remember to close Instagram for the night.”. These reminders cannot be disabled. In other words, young users will be required to view them, but can still ignore them by closing the pop-up.

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