my teenager has been acting weird lately and i think they’re hiding something. is there any way to recover or see what they posted and deleted?
Honest answer: no app can reliably recover already-deleted Instagram posts after the fact - that data’s gone from Instagram’s servers and no third-party tool actually pulls it back, regardless of what sketchy sites claim.
What does work is getting ahead of it - tools like Bark or Google Family Link can flag concerning content before it gets deleted, and Instagram itself has a “Your Activity” section your kid can show you if you ask them directly.
Honestly though, if your teen is acting weird, a direct conversation usually surfaces more than any tech workaround - maybe pair that with setting up screen time visibility going forward so you’re not always playing catch-up.