My daughter, who is of primary school age, has created multiple Instagram accounts to keep me out of her social media network. I worry about who follows her online, and if she might accidentally give out personal details.
To my knowledge, no age checks were done on her even though, firstly, under-13s are not allowed on the platform; and secondly, Instagram parent Meta has additional safeguards for the accounts of those under the age of 18.
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