Personal space matters—especially when you’re young. For teens, maintaining personal space means having a safe place to explore, grow and figure out who you are. You’ve told us that Pinterest is your personal space online, where you can plan and manifest your futures without fear of being judged. We believe that’s worth protecting.
If you’re under 16, you may have noticed changes to your Pinterest accounts recently.1 Scroll to see the latest from Pinterest on what we’re doing to protect teens’ personal space, safety and emotional well-being. If you’re a parent or caregiver, you can also use this page to learn more about your teen’s experience and options on Pinterest.
This page is meant to give a general overview of our policies and approach. For more in-depth information about specific features and how to use them, please refer to the Pinterest Help Centre.
Private by default
Teen accounts under 16 on Pinterest are private. We believe that strangers should not be able to see your profile and invade that precious personal space. This means that your Pinterest account won’t be discoverable by others unless you know them in real life.
Parental support
You can work with your parent or caregiver to set up a passcode to lock certain settings related to account management, privacy and data and social permissions. For specific instructions on using these features, please refer to our Help Centre article about passcodes and account management.
No contact without consent
If you’re under 16, the boards and Pins that you create will only be visible to followers that you approve. You can collaborate on a group board and message people you know and trust in real life, as long as you give them permission. Put simply: Are you under 16 and looking to share your ideas with IRL friends on Pinterest? No problem. Total strangers getting in touch to comment on what you’re doing? No thanks.
No fake filters on beauty
Beauty filters are fun at first, until they’re a subtle way to make you feel—again and again—that the way you really look isn’t good enough. Filters that change how you look can often start to change how you think about yourself too. It’s a trap. So we don’t have those kinds of filters on Pinterest. For example, our ‘Virtual Try On’ tools are a great way to play with eye make-up and lipstick colours—without distorting your face. Because you look great just as you are.
No body shaming
Pinterest has unique policies that don’t allow people to body shame on the platform—and that extends to brands, too. For example, weight loss ads have been particularly harmful to emotional well-being, so we simply don’t allow them.
Age verification
Pinterest requires a date of birth for new accounts —regardless of your age. We’ve also expanded our age verification process. If someone who previously entered their age as under 18 attempts to change their date of birth on the Pinterest app, we will require them to send additional information to our third party partner to confirm it’s legit.
अतिरिक्त संसाधन
Maybe you’re a guardian with specific questions about how to keep your teen safe or update their account. Maybe you’re a teen who’d like to understand more about our content safety policies. Whatever you need, we’ve got resources available to you:
Visit our Help Centre for instructions on changing permissions and more.
From banning body shaming to taking a strict stance against hate speech, learn more about Pinterest policies.
Get the latest on what’s changing and when in our press newsroom.