3rd September 2021, Kathmandu
Using Instagram? Date of Birth is Now Mandatory to Run Instagram
Instagram is a free, online-sharing social media application as well as a social network platform. Instagram was acquired by Facebook in 2012.
Instagram even allows users to edit and upload photos and short videos through a mobile app.
Update on Instagram:
Now Instagram users are required to enter their date of birth before using the app. For the safety of its young users, Instagram is going to enforce the rule of keeping the date of birth in the user’s account.
Recently, while Instagram was preparing to bring a different version of the app for children under the age of 13, the company has taken the policy of making the date of birth compulsory.
At the same time, the company has asked policymakers not to pressurize them not to implement its new plan, saying social media has failed to protect children.
The company claims to serve users based on age group. Last month alone, users under the age of 16 were told to keep their accounts private from the start.
According to the company, the date of birth must be kept when opening a new Instagram account.
If you try to start without a date of birth, the user will be asked to enter the date of birth through various pop-up messages.
Similarly, customers who already have an account must update their date of birth.
This feature will help to control the excessive use of Instagram.
Instagram also announced that in the coming months they will use the birthday information of users to create more tailored experiences, such as education around account controls and recommend privacy settings for young users.
New users haven’t been required to include their birthdays up until now, except in cases where people merged their Facebook and Instagram accounts.
