Some Long Islanders said the new Instagram restrictions should mark the beginning of a digital overhaul aimed at better protecting children online.

Meta, Instagram’s parent company, announced on Tuesday that it will begin rolling out its “teen accounts” feature, which aims to put all teens — including those who may try to lie about their ages — into private accounts that can be messaged, tagged or mentioned only by people they already follow in an effort to manage how minors use social media.

Families and legislators have been putting pressure on Instagram and other social media platforms to make the internet safer for teens, and their efforts have finally come to (at least some) fruition.