Instagram Safety with Instagram’s Head of Safety and Wellbeing | POF108

On July 27th Instagram announced that they are creating an experience that’s safe and private for young people (age 13-16).  This is good news for parents who worry about their children’s activity on the app.   My guest on this episode is Instagram’s Head of Safety and Wellbeing, Vaishnavi.  She explains how Instagram is taking a layered approach to make the platform more safe for youth by: Stopping unwanted contact Manage comments Mute and restrict accounts Changing how advertisers can reach young people Filtering words, phrases and bullying comments   In the Parent toolbox (details below) you can download their PARENT GUIDE that walks through all this information and how to use their settings to protect your teen.  The guide includes conversation starters and additional resources.  Below are some accounts you might want to follow for up to date online safety information  @instagram @connectsafely @familyonlinesafetyinstitute @digitalwellnesslab @mentalhealthcoalition  For a free copy of instagram’s Parent Guide,  visit www.parent-toolbox.com About Vaishanvi  Vaishnavi is Instagram’s Head of Safety, collaborating with external experts as well as internal policy and product teams to ensure Instagram continues to be a safe and healthy space for its community. At Instagram, Vaishnavi focuses on the physical and mental wellbeing of children - ranging from the sexual exploitation of minors to self-injury / suicide and mental health - as well as the wellbeing of adults, ranging from non-consensual intimate images to human exploitation and harassment. Vaishnavi previously led Twitter’s video safety policy efforts as well as safety policy in the Asia-Pacific region. She began her career in tech policy working on online safety and privacy issues at Google. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and received her Master of Laws from the University of Hong Kong, with a focus on IT & IP law. She is currently based in San Francisco and originally hails from Singapore.   Contact information: E: [email protected]  Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaishnavij Twitter: [email protected]  Thanks for listening! It means so much to me that you listened to my podcast! If you would like to purchase my book or other parenting resources, visit me at www.yellingcurebook.com With this podcast, my intention is to build a community of parents that can have open and honest conversations about parenting without judgement or criticism. We have too much of that! I honor each parent and their path towards becoming the best parent they can be. My hope is to inspire more parents to consider the practice of Peaceful Parenting. If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.    Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode?Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave a review I appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from listeners not only help me improve, but also help others find me in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices