Instagram's Algorithm Reportedly Recommended Sexual Content to Teenagers' Accounts
June 20, 2024
Meta, the parent company of Instagram, has pledged to restrict such content for minors. However, explicit videos were allegedly served within minutes of account creation according to these findings.
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- Alleged deployer
- meta-platforms, instagram
- Alleged developer
- meta-platforms, instagram
- Alleged harmed parties
- minors, children, instagram-users, general-public
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