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Meta users survey found 19% of young teens on Instagram report seeing unwanted nude images
A Meta survey found nearly 20% of teens aged 13–15 reported seeing unwanted nudity on Instagram, disclosed in a 2025 federal lawsuit in California.
- On Friday, a court filing revealed nearly 1 in 5 Instagram users aged 13 to 15 told Meta they saw unwanted nudity or sexual images, citing Adam Mosseri's March 2025 deposition.
- Meta said the statistic came from a 2021 user survey rather than a review of posts, and Adam Mosseri, Instagram head, said self-reported surveys are notoriously problematic.
- Mosseri said most sexually explicit images were sent via private messages, which complicates review because of user privacy considerations.
- In court filings and public criticism, thousands of lawsuits in federal and state court accuse Meta of designing addictive products and harming minors affected by alleged harms.
- Beyond nudity reports, the deposition noted about 8 percent of users aged 13 to 15 said they saw someone harm themselves on Instagram, according to the deposition.
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Nearly 1 in 5 users aged 13 to 15 told Meta they saw "nudity or sexual images on Instagram" that they didn't want to see, according to a lawsuit. The document, made public Friday as part of a federal lawsuit in California, includes parts of a March 2025 testimony from Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri, reports Telegrafi. In another document made public as part of the lawsuit, a Meta researcher recommends that the company focus on teenage users because …
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