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Child Predators Take Full Advantage Of Instagram

Pedophiles have taken advantage of Instagram’s algorithms and networking functions to engage in predatory behavior en masse, according to a…

11 months ago

Ireland Hits Instagram with Huge Fine, Other EU Nations May Too

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Instagram  €405 million ($403 million USD) Monday over child privacy violations, according to…

2 years ago

Russia Moves To Declare Facebook Parent Company An ‘Extremist Organization,’ Ban Instagram

Russian prosecutors asked a court to classify Facebook parent company Meta as “extremist” Friday, escalating tensions between Russia and the…

2 years ago

Senators Pressure Instagram Chief To Support Big Tech Regulations On Child Safety

Members of the Senate Commerce Committee earned a few token concessions from Instagram chief Adam Mosseri in a hearing Wednesday.…

2 years ago

Head Of Instagram to Testify on Harm to Kids’ Mental Health as Politicians Threaten Regulation

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri is set to testify Wednesday before the Senate Commerce Committee, where he will face scrutiny from…

2 years ago

Instagram Rolls Out Teen Safety Features One Day Before CEO Will Testify In Congress

Instagram unveiled a host of child safety measures and parental controls for its app just one day before chief executive…

2 years ago

State AGs Launch Investigation Into Instagram’s Effects On Kids

A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general launched a probe into Instagram on Thursday to examine whether the company violated…

2 years ago

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp All Go Down At Once

Platforms owned by Facebook all experienced outages at the same time late Monday morning, and could not be accessed. Facebook,…

3 years ago

‘Insta Greed’: Senators Press Facebook To Address Harm To Children, Sex Trafficking

Members of the Senate Commerce Committee grilled Facebook in a hearing Thursday, pressing the tech giant to address the harms…

3 years ago

Facebook Aware Instagram Makes Teen Girls Feel Bad, Leaked Research Shows: REPORT

Facebook is aware that Instagram, an image-sharing social media platform it owns, has harmful effects on the self-esteem of teen…

3 years ago

Facebook Says It ‘Incorrectly Deleted’ Account Of Mother Of Marine Killed In Kabul Explosion

Facebook says it incorrectly removed the account of the mother of one of the Marines killed in the Kabul terrorist…

3 years ago

Zuckerberg: I’m Locking Trump’s Accounts ‘Indefinitely’

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told users Thursday that President Donald Trump's accounts on Facebook and Instagram would be blocked "indefinitely."…

3 years ago

Facebook Forms ‘Equity And Inclusion’ Teams To Analyze How Minority Users Are Affected By Its Algorithm

Facebook and Instagram announced it will develop teams to analyze potential racial bias on the social media platforms to see…

4 years ago

Facebook Integrates Instagram into First of a Kind Dating App

Facebook officially launched its new dating feature, Facebook Dating, in the United States on Thursday. The tech giant says the…

5 years ago

Instagram Explains Why It Effectively Shadow Banned A Pro-Life Group’s Content

Instagram said Tuesday that it inadvertently and incorrectly blocked a pro-life group from accessing a feature on the platform that…

5 years ago