Instagram Investigation Finds Sexual Content Is Served to Teen Acounts

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Instagram investigation finds sexual content is served to Teen acounts

In an investigation by Accountable Tech and Design It For Us, Instagram was found serving sexualized, racist, and harmful content to protected Teen accounts.

In late 2024, Meta launched an Instagram adolescent account, a safety net aimed at protecting young people's minds from sensitive content and ensuring safe interactions through the Internet, supported by an age detection technique. Adolescent accounts are automatically classified as private, concealing abusive words, and prohibiting messages from outsiders. According to an investigation conducted by the two non-profit organizations, Design It Fo…

Instagram Investigation Finds Sexual Content Served To Teens

Digital Phablet Instagram Investigation Finds Sexual Content Served To Teens In late 2024, Meta launched Teen accounts on Instagram, aiming to offer a protective environment for younger users against inappropriate content, enhanced by age verification technologies. These accounts are set to private by default, have offensive language filtered out, and block messages from unknown users. However, a study conducted by the youth-focused non-profit …