‘I Was Very Hurt’: Meta Says 'Oops' After Accusing a Teacher of Child Exploitation

‘I was very hurt’: Meta says 'oops' after accusing a teacher of child exploitation

A high school history teacher in Vaughan, Ontario, recently went through a very upsetting situation when her Instagram account was suspended by Meta. Meta owns Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Threads. Megan Conte was wrongly accused of posting content related to child sexual exploitation, abuse, and nudity. The accusation was especially shocking and painful for Conte, given her job as a teacher. Conte told CBC Toronto, “When I read what I was…

Teacher wrongly accused by Meta of child exploitation gets Instagram account back — and an apology

A high school teacher in Vaughan, Ont., says she lost access to her Instagram account — and thousands of personal photos, conversations and memories — after the social media platform wrongly accused her of posting material that depicts "child sexual exploitation, abuse and nudity."