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<\/strong><\/p>\nA<\/b> current trend among young Instagram users is to maintain multiple accounts. \u201cFinstas\u201d is a general name for fake Instagram accounts, but \u201cspam\u201d accounts are a particular type of fake account.<\/p>\n
*Note \u2013 for all practical purposes, Instagram and Snapchat are very similar apps.<\/p>\n
INSTAGRAM APP DETAILS:<\/strong><\/h2>\nDescription:\u00a0<\/strong>Instagram is a simple way to capture and share photos and videos with friends, utilizing a variety of custom photo filters to enhance and beautify life\u2019s moments. Instagram is one of the most popular \u201csocial media doorways\u201d for young people because most parents perceive it to be the lowest risk since \u201cit\u2019s just pictures.\u201d\u00a0Recent updates to release its \u201cstories\u201d feature\u00a0with fun customizations make the app even more appealing as it goes head-to-head with\u00a0Snapchat.<\/p>\nCategory:<\/strong>\u00a0Social Media<\/p>\nAPP Store rating:<\/strong> 12+ (\u201cinfrequent\/mild alcohol, tobacco, drug, mature\/suggestive themes, profanity or crude humor, adult content and nudity,\u201d etc.), although users are supposed to be at least 13 years old in order to comply with the Child Online Privacy Protection Act\u00a0(COPPA), which applies to websites and online services that collect personal information.<\/p>\nWHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INSTAGRAM:<\/strong><\/h2>\nP-graphy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Because it\u2019s built on pictures and videos,\u00a0there is plenty of p-graphic content<\/strong>. It is very easy to find, and very easily hidden by erasing search history.<\/p>\nHashtags are Huge \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>the hashtag feature just creates a repository of specific themes for people to follow (called troll) Hashtags are where the p-graphy is.<\/p>\nSelf-esteem Killer<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This app can have\u00a0significant impacts on the self-esteem of young girls<\/strong>, who see what perfectly posed photos gain the most attention, and fall victim to comparing themselves to others. Comments posted by others can be affirming or damaging.<\/p>\nMinimal Controls<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Instagram app\u00a0can\u2019t be monitored with web filters.<\/strong><\/p>\nGuard Location<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 is it possible for strangers to see the location where your child snaps photos? With a public profile, YES. The default setting on Instagram\u2019s photo maps is set to \u201cOFF,\u201d but it\u2019s very easy to change.\u00a0Learn how to control location settings here!<\/p>\nUnfiltered Internet Access!<\/strong>\u00a0Users\u00a0can gain access to unfiltered internet searches in Google, Bing, and Yahoo through the Instagram Blog<\/strong>,\u00a0It\u2019s obscure, and teens\u00a0would have to work pretty hard to identify this hole, but it\u2019s there and parents need to know.<\/p>\nSub-apps:<\/b>\u00a0Instagram also allows access to\u00a0Tumblr. Users just click on their user profile (the icon on the bottom furthest to the right), then the settings gear top right, then click \u201cBlog\u201d towards the bottom. A link to\u00a0Tumblr is waiting at the top of the Blog, where you can find an endless assortment of p-graphy. GIPHY access\u00a0<\/b>is now available for users to post GIF stickers to their stories. This app opens the door to more inappropriate and unmonitored content.<\/p>\n
Instagram is on the front lines of\u00a0cyberbullying<\/strong>, and parents often miss the signs. Some bullying is overt, through malicious posts. But, sometimes, it\u2019s below the surface and hard to detect. This is often done through fake accounts (called \u201cFinstas), by commenting on pictures, or by excluding someone from being tagged on a group photo.<\/p>\nDisappearing live videos and messages<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Instagram now has disappearing live video and messages\u00a0in order to keep pace with its primary rival, Snapchat.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Category:<\/strong>\u00a0Social Media<\/p>\n APP Store rating:<\/strong> 12+ (\u201cinfrequent\/mild alcohol, tobacco, drug, mature\/suggestive themes, profanity or crude humor, adult content and nudity,\u201d etc.), although users are supposed to be at least 13 years old in order to comply with the Child Online Privacy Protection Act\u00a0(COPPA), which applies to websites and online services that collect personal information.<\/p>\n P-graphy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Because it\u2019s built on pictures and videos,\u00a0there is plenty of p-graphic content<\/strong>. It is very easy to find, and very easily hidden by erasing search history.<\/p>\n Hashtags are Huge \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>the hashtag feature just creates a repository of specific themes for people to follow (called troll) Hashtags are where the p-graphy is.<\/p>\n Self-esteem Killer<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This app can have\u00a0significant impacts on the self-esteem of young girls<\/strong>, who see what perfectly posed photos gain the most attention, and fall victim to comparing themselves to others. Comments posted by others can be affirming or damaging.<\/p>\n Minimal Controls<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Instagram app\u00a0can\u2019t be monitored with web filters.<\/strong><\/p>\n Guard Location<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 is it possible for strangers to see the location where your child snaps photos? With a public profile, YES. The default setting on Instagram\u2019s photo maps is set to \u201cOFF,\u201d but it\u2019s very easy to change.\u00a0Learn how to control location settings here!<\/p>\n Unfiltered Internet Access!<\/strong>\u00a0Users\u00a0can gain access to unfiltered internet searches in Google, Bing, and Yahoo through the Instagram Blog<\/strong>,\u00a0It\u2019s obscure, and teens\u00a0would have to work pretty hard to identify this hole, but it\u2019s there and parents need to know.<\/p>\n Sub-apps:<\/b>\u00a0Instagram also allows access to\u00a0Tumblr. Users just click on their user profile (the icon on the bottom furthest to the right), then the settings gear top right, then click \u201cBlog\u201d towards the bottom. A link to\u00a0Tumblr is waiting at the top of the Blog, where you can find an endless assortment of p-graphy. GIPHY access\u00a0<\/b>is now available for users to post GIF stickers to their stories. This app opens the door to more inappropriate and unmonitored content.<\/p>\n Instagram is on the front lines of\u00a0cyberbullying<\/strong>, and parents often miss the signs. Some bullying is overt, through malicious posts. But, sometimes, it\u2019s below the surface and hard to detect. This is often done through fake accounts (called \u201cFinstas), by commenting on pictures, or by excluding someone from being tagged on a group photo.<\/p>\n Disappearing live videos and messages<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Instagram now has disappearing live video and messages\u00a0in order to keep pace with its primary rival, Snapchat.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A current trend among young Instagram users is to maintain multiple accounts. \u201cFinstas\u201d is a general name for fake Instagram…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":230,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techkosher.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/219"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techkosher.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techkosher.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techkosher.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techkosher.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/techkosher.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":253,"href":"https:\/\/techkosher.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/219\/revisions\/253"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techkosher.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techkosher.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INSTAGRAM:<\/strong><\/h2>\n