You’ll be able to specify a time limit for Instagram and Facebook usage and see how much time you’ve spent on each app.

Today, Facebook and (Facebook-owned) Instagram are announcing a new set of tools that aim to help users limit the time they spend on social media. The features are part of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s commitment to making sure that “our services aren’t just fun to use, but also good for people’s well-being,” which he said in response to mounting criticism that technology platforms do more harm than good. On both Facebook and Instagram, you’ll soon be able to see an activity dashboard that shows average time spent on each app that week and a breakdown of activity by day. There’s also a “daily reminder” option, which you can set to alert you after you’ve used the app for a certain amount of time. Additionally, you can mute push notifications temporarily (for as little as 15 minutes and up to eight hours), which prevents you from seeing pop-ups on your homescreen. (However, you’ll still see notifications when you open the app.)

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The time management features will roll out to both apps' users over the next few weeks. You will need to set daily reminders and mute push notifications separately for each app. In Instagram, go to the settings page > Your Activity, and on Facebook, go to the Settings & Privacy page > Your Time on Facebook. There you’ll be able to view the dashboard and specify a window of time for app usage and muted notifications. The dashboard does not include web browser (desktop computer or laptop) activity, and the new notification options aren’t available when you’re browsing Facebook on a computer.

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During a press event, Ameet Ranadive, product director of well-being at Instagram, said, “The goal of these features is to help people be more mindful and intentional about how much time they’re spending on Facebook and Instagram, and really give them that power and control over how and when they want to engage.” Facebook won’t release usage numbers publically, but as of August 2017, Instagram users under the age of 25 spend over 32 minutes per day, on average, in the app, while users over age 25 spend 24-plus minutes per day on average. A 2017 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that those who used social media for more than two hours daily were twice as likely to report feeling high levels of social isolation, compared with people who spent less than 30 minutes per day using social media.

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