For teens, Instants (both the feature and the app) is automatically integrated with Teen Accounts and parental supervision. There is no separate setup — if a parent already supervises their teen on Instagram, that supervision automatically extends to Instants. This includes:
• Shared time limits – Time spent on Instants (both the feature and the app) counts toward a teen’s daily time limit on Instagram.
• Sleep Mode – Notifications are muted and access is restricted by default between 10 PM and 7 AM for teens.
• Same safety tools – Instagram’s in-app controls including block, mute, and restrict all apply to instants, whether you’re on Instagram or on the Instants app.
• No screenshots – instants can’t be screenshot or screenrecorded.
• Our Community Standards apply to Instants (both the feature and the app): We’ll use technology to find and remove instants that break these rules, and people can report instants for review.
• Parent notification – Parents of supervised teens are notified the first time their teen downloads the Instants app.
Instants is available globally starting today as a feature on Instagram. The Instants app is available in select countries.
