Meta rejects review findings, which claim two-thirds of new features designed to protect young people are ‘woefully ineffective’.
The article refers to research results that claim two-thirds (64%) of new safety tools on Instagram were found to be ineffective. The review if the changed made to the plaform were made following a comprehensive review led by Arturo Béjar, a former senior engineer at Meta who testified against the company before US Congress, New York University and Northeastern University academics, the UK’s Molly Rose Foundation and other groups.
The research stated that;
“Kids, including many under 13, are not safe on Instagram. This is not about bad content on the internet, it’s about careless product design. Meta’s conscious product design and implementation choices are selecting, promoting, and bringing inappropriate content, contact and compulsive use to children every day.”
Parents should ensure that they know what their children are using Instgagram and other Meta services for and ensure that they are not being placed at risk.
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