Instagram Is Testing a , 'Take a Break' Feature.<br />Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri announced the new feature on Nov. 11 in a Twitter video post. .<br />It does <br />what you <br />think it does, Adam Mosseri, <br />Head of Instagram, <br />via The Verge.<br />If you opt in, it encourages you to take a break from Instagram after you spend a certain amount of time on the app; 10, 20, or <br />30 minutes, Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram, via The Verge.<br />Mosseri says the feature is "part of a broader effort to try and give people more control over their experience of Instagram.".<br />Mosseri says the feature is "part of a broader effort to try and give people more control over their experience of Instagram.".<br />Ultimately, you know what’s best for you when it comes to how you use the app. , Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram, via The Verge.<br />And we want to make sure we provide tools for you to shape Instagram into what works <br />for you, Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram, via The Verge.<br />The feature is currently being tested with a <br />"small percentage" of Instagram users.<br />Analysts say that it points to broader efforts by the platform and parent company Meta... .<br />... to take action and address concerns presented by whistleblower testimony regarding the company's own internal research.<br />Fraces Haugen testified before Congress <br />about a number of significant negative effects <br />that users of Meta products experience.<br />including how teens often report <br />feeling "addicted" to the platforms.<br />While users must opt in to take advantage <br />of the new feature, .<br />teens who spend time on Instagram will receive a message urging them to make use of it. .<br />[When systems] see that a teenager is looking at the same content over and over again, and it’s content which may not be conducive to their well being, we will nudge them to look at <br />other content, Nick Clegg, Instagram VP of Global Affairs, <br />via The Verge.<br />[When systems] see that a teenager is looking at the same content over and over again, and it’s content which may not be conducive to their well being, we will nudge them to look at <br />other content, Nick Clegg, Instagram VP of Global Affairs, <br />via The Verge.<br />[When systems] see that a teenager is looking at the same content over and over again, and it’s content which may not be conducive to their well being, we will nudge them to look at <br />other content, Nick Clegg, Instagram VP of Global Affairs, <br />via The Verge
