Instagram To Limit Interactions, Between Teens and Adults.br The new polices are aimed at making the br app more safe for teens and children.br Adults are now banned from br sending direct messages to teens, br unless that user follows the adult.br Teens who send direct messages to adults br will also receive "safety prompts" if the adult br has exhibited "potentially suspicious behavior.”.br These notices will encourage users to br “be careful sharing photos, videos, or br information with someone you don’t know.” .br Teen users who are new to the site will now br be encouraged to make their profile private.br Instagram is also instituting new AI technology br to attempt to detect the actual age of users br when they create a profile.br These policies will go into effect br this month in some countries. br They will be implemented globally "soon.