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Facebook-owned Instagram said Tuesday that it’ll make accounts for some teenagers private by default, a move that comes amid concerns from US politicians that social media could have harmful effects on young people. 

Instagram users under the age of 16, or 18 in some countries, will have their accounts set to private by default when they join the social media app, Instagram said in a blog post. The company said it’s also taking other steps to make the social network safer for teenagers, such as stopping suspicious accounts from interacting with young…