Instagram’s teen safety features are flawed, researchers say

By Jeff Horwitz (Reuters) -Numerous safety features that Meta has said it has implemented to protect young users on Instagram over the years do not work well or, in some cases, don't exist, according to a report from child-safety advocacy groups that was corroborated by researchers at Northeastern University.

Instagram now has 3 billion monthly active users, will test features to help users control their feeds

As Instagram celebrates the 3 billion milestone, it also plans to roll out features that help users control what content is algorithmically recommended to them.

Instagram’s ‘deliberate design choices’ make it unsafe for teens despite Meta promises, report says

Despite years of congressional hearings, academic research, whistleblowers and testimony from parents and teenagers about the harms of Instagram, Meta’s wildly popular app has failed to protect children with its “woefully ineffective” safety measures,

Instagram reveals new moves to get even more teens under its safety protections

Instagram is expanding its use of AI to automatically place suspected teen accounts in Canada into protective settings.

Instagram as you knew it is dead. Get over it.

Instagram will change its home screen to prioritize Reels and DM. The platform now has 3 billion users.

Instagram teen accounts still show suicide content, study claims

Research suggests that 30 out of 47 Instagram safety tools for teens were "substantially ineffective or no longer exist".

Instagram’s ‘pay or consent’ approach to ads is coming to UK after being rejected in EU

Meta is bringing its “pay or consent” ad model to the UK after months of wrangling with regulators over the controversial policy. The update will force Instagram and Facebook users to pick between being served up personalized ads or shelling out for monthly subscriptions to ad-free versions.
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