Published 12/01/2023 11:14:00 a.m.

Instagram reportedly served up child-sexualizing reels to followers of teen influencers

Instagram's algorithm exposed users to explicit content featuring children, adult videos, and ads from major US brands.
The Wall Street Journal found that adult men were a significant segment of the followers of these popular accounts, and many of them expressed interest in sexual content involving children and adults.
Following these accounts led to even more disturbing content and ads.

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New York Post

Instagram Reels served ‘risqué footage of children’ next to ads for major companies: report

Instagram’s Reels video feed reportedly recommends “risqué footage of children as well as overtly sexual adult videos” to adult users to follow children – and some of the disturbing content is placed right alongside ads from prominent firms like Bumble and Pizza Hut.

11/27/2023 4:52:33 p.m.·New York, United States

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National Post

Instagram's Reels algorithms serves up sexualized content of children: report

WSJ test accounts that followed only young gymnasts, cheerleaders and youth influencers, received 'risqué footage of children' in recommendations

12/01/2023 11:14:00 a.m.·Canada

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The Daily Caller

Instagram’s Algorithm Recommends Sexualized Content To Adult Accounts Following Teen Influencers: REPORT

Instagram's algorithms suggest a myriad of sexualized content to adult users who primarily follow preteen and teen influencer accounts, according to WSJ.

11/27/2023 4:52:37 p.m.·Washington, United States

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Russia Today [🇷🇺-affiliated]

Instagram algorithm sexualizing children – WSJ

The Instagram Reels algorithm recommends explicit videos of children and overtly sexual adult content, a WSJ investigation has found

11/29/2023 1:14:00 p.m.·Russian Federation

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12/01/2023 11:14:00 a.m.·Vancouver, Canada

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WND

Instagram accused of pushing disturbing content if adult users follow children

Tests showed that Instagram, the popular social media platform owned by Meta, offered sexual content mixed with advertisements from major corporations to users who followed young people's accounts on the platform. Test accounts that followed "young gymnasts, cheerleaders and other teen and preteen influencers" received what The Wall Street Journal (behind a paywall) called "jarring doses of salacious content," including videos of children and "o…

11/29/2023 11:42:21 p.m.·Medford, United States

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