{"id":40083,"date":"2021-09-28T02:43:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T21:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/instagram-to-roll-out-new-take-a-break-feature-for-burnt-out-users-this-is-what-it-means\/"},"modified":"2021-09-28T02:43:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T21:13:14","slug":"instagram-to-roll-out-new-take-a-break-feature-for-burnt-out-users-this-is-what-it-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/instagram-to-roll-out-new-take-a-break-feature-for-burnt-out-users-this-is-what-it-means\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram to roll out new \u2018take a break\u2019 feature for burnt-out users – this is what it means"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Instagram is creating a new feature for burnt-out users to take a break from the app – during which time others would no longer be allowed to contact them on the app or comment on their content.<\/p>\n

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, says it\u2019s part of a range of moves to \u201cinspire changes\u201d for the better.<\/p>\n

The move to let people tune out from Instagram for a period of time comes amid concerns that constant scrolling on the app is causing people to be unhappy.<\/p>\n

Among the other features which are about to be rolled out is the \u2018nudge\u2019 – when a user delves particularly deeply on a specific topic, the app will jump in and encourage them to check out something completely different.<\/p>\n

But the upbeat news about new features came as the company paused a plan for a kids version of the app.<\/p>\n

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Taking to his personal Twitter, Mosseri posted a video about the pause to Instagram Kids but said he still believes it\u2019s a good idea.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has to be better to give parents the option to give their tweens a version of Instagram that was designed with them in mind. It was designed to be safe for those between 10 and 12. One where there are no ads, where there are parental controls, where there\u2019s age-appropriate content, [and] where they can supervise and shape the experiences in meaningful ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mosseri further noted that parents can decide how much time they want their children to spend on the app, \u201cwho they can follow, and who they can message than the alternative which is to rely on companies like ours to verify the age of people who don\u2019t even have ID.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking to Craig Melvin of\u00a0TODAY,<\/em><\/a> Mosseri said: \u201cParents of kids of all ages are looking for more ways to supervise and control their kids\u2019 experiences online, and so the idea is that we\u2019re going to bring these parental controls as an optional feature to teens everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pause was announced after The Wall Street Journal<\/em>\u00a0released\u00a0a\u00a0<\/em>report that\u00a0alleged that the company<\/a>\u00a0was aware of the harm that can occur to teen girls while scrolling the app.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the month,\u00a0The Wall Street Journal\u00a0<\/em>reported on two leaked studies from Instagram in 2019 regarding body image issues that arose amongst teenage girls.<\/p>\n

Facebook addressed in a blog post<\/a>\u00a0noting that it refers to teen girls who already faced body image issues, not every teen girl.<\/p>\n

\u201cBody image was the only area where teen girls who reported struggling with the issue said Instagram made it worse as compared to the other 11 areas,\u201d Facebook wrote in the blog post.<\/p>\n

They added: \u201cBut here also, the majority of teenage girls who experienced body image issues still reported Instagram either made it better or had no impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

Later on this week, a Facebook executive is set to testify in a Senate hearing regarding children\u2019s safety on the app.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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