Past storms haven’t fazed Facebook. Instagram Kids might
3 years, 2 months ago

Past storms haven’t fazed Facebook. Instagram Kids might

Associated Press  

Nineteen-year-old Gigi Painter hopes Facebook’s planned “Instagram Kids” never becomes a reality. Antigone Davis, Facebook’s head of global safety, defended Instagram’s efforts to protect young people using its platform, insisting that Facebook cares “deeply about the safety and security of the people on our platform.” The Senate Commerce Subcommittee is is examining how Facebook handled information from its own researchers on Instagram’s potential threat to younger users while the company publicly played down the issue. “It’s abundantly clear that Facebook views the events of the last two weeks purely as a PR problem,” said Josh Golin, executive director of the children’s online watchdog group Fairplay. “The senators deployed this knowledge of big tech in a way that I don’t think we’ve seen before.” Roger McNamee, an early Facebook investor who is now one of the company’s biggest critics, said it’s important to remember how Instagram got its start.

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Cut risks, not potential, of social media for young with Instagram Teen Accounts
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Cut risks, not potential, of social media for young with Instagram Teen Accounts

India Today  

Being a great communication and learning tool for teenagers, managing the use of social media by them is becoming increasingly important. The idea behind Instagram Teen Accounts is to place teens in built-in protections and reassure parents that their children are having safe experiences. “Parents and educators play a vital role in managing teenagers’ social media experiences. Using these features, …

JUST SPAMMING | Can social media be kept out of the child's reach?
3 weeks, 2 days ago

JUST SPAMMING | Can social media be kept out of the child's reach?

Deccan Chronicle  

The latest news from down under is rather baffling. The Online Safety Amendment Act 2024 passed by the Australian Senate last week seeks to ban children below the age of 16 from using social media apps like TikTok, Facebook, Reddit, Snapchat, Instagram and X. Because in the Indian context, 70 per cent of the children access social media from their …

Australia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic
1 month, 1 week ago

Australia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — How do you protect children from the harms of social media? The Australian government’s plan to ban children from social media platforms including X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram until their 16th birthdays is politically popular. More than 140 such experts signed an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemning the 16-year age limit as “too blunt …

Australia's plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic
1 month, 1 week ago

Australia's plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Australian government’s plan to ban children from social …

Mother of schoolgirl caught up in an AI fake porn incident says she is against social media ban
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mother of schoolgirl caught up in an AI fake porn incident says she is against social media ban

ABC  

The mother of a teenage girl whose fake nude images were circulated online says banning children aged under sixteen from social media won't fix the core problem. "Even as a parent of a child that went through that, social media isn't the problem — educating men and boys is the problem," Emily said. Bacchus Marsh Grammar principal Andrew Neal says …

Meta's AI-Powered Tool to Detect Lies About Age on Instagram
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Meta's AI-Powered Tool to Detect Lies About Age on Instagram

India Today  

Meta's new AI tool, the 'adult classifier,' will analyze users' online behaviors and profile information to verify their age. It automatically switches users under 18 to 'teen accounts' with restricted privacy settings. This move is part of Meta's broader effort to protect teens from potentially harmful content on social media, especially as it faces legal challenges and criticism from state …

"Completely shocked": What Lauren Greenfield learned following LA teens and their phones for a year
2 months, 3 weeks ago

"Completely shocked": What Lauren Greenfield learned following LA teens and their phones for a year

Salon  

Lauren Greenfield and I both know quite a bit about what it means to be steeped in the world of teens and internet culture, albeit for different reasons. So in that kind of spread, I think the way young people use social media completely changed." That's kind of where they end up, at the end saying, “We just need to …

Instagram Introduces Teen Accounts, Other Sweeping Changes To Boost Child Safety Online
3 months, 1 week ago

Instagram Introduces Teen Accounts, Other Sweeping Changes To Boost Child Safety Online

Huff Post  

File - The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, USA, Oct. 14, 2022. via Associated Press Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives. “So teen accounts is really focused on addressing those three …

4 Mistakes Parents Make When Posting Their Kids' First-Day-Of-School Photos
3 months, 3 weeks ago

4 Mistakes Parents Make When Posting Their Kids' First-Day-Of-School Photos

Huff Post  

Illustration:Jianan Liu/HuffPost; Photo:Getty Images Every time you share a photo of your child on social media, you create a potential cybersecurity risk, experts warn. “Now people know not only what your child looks like, but where she goes to school,” said Mark McCreary, a Philadelphia-based lawyer at Fox Rothschild who co-chairs the firm’s privacy and data security practice. “Anytime you’re …

Teen sues Meta for $5bn saying Instagram’s features are ‘addictive’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Teen sues Meta for $5bn saying Instagram’s features are ‘addictive’

The Independent  

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One in five young voters prefers TikTok and Instagram for election news, poll reveals
5 months, 4 weeks ago

One in five young voters prefers TikTok and Instagram for election news, poll reveals

The Independent  

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Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids
6 months, 1 week ago

Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids

Associated Press  

At what age should kids be on social media? For years, there has been a push among parents, educators and tech experts to wait to give children phones — and access to social media — until they are older, such as the “Wait Until 8th” pledge that has parents sign a pledge not to give their kids a smartphone until …

The government puts warnings on tobacco and alcohol. Is social media next? : Consider This from NPR : NPR
6 months, 1 week ago

The government puts warnings on tobacco and alcohol. Is social media next? : Consider This from NPR : NPR

NPR  

'An unfair fight': The U.S. surgeon general declares war on social media Enlarge this image toggle caption doble-d/Getty doble-d/Getty Emma Lembke was 12 years old when many of her friends started using phones and social media. "Too much time on social media gets in the way of things that we know are good for kids, like getting a lot of …

Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids

The Hindu  

At what age should kids be on social media? For years, there has been a push among parents, educators and tech experts to wait to give children phones — and access to social media — until they are older, such as the “Wait Until 8th” pledge that has parents sign a pledge not to give their kids a smartphone until …

How parents and schools can help teens navigate social media safely? Insights and strategies from experts
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How parents and schools can help teens navigate social media safely? Insights and strategies from experts

Hindustan Times  

Ahmed Othman isn't on TikTok and doesn't want to be. Othman's parents took a middle ground approach that a growing number of experts say is the most realistic and effective way of teaching children about social media: Rather than an outright ban or allowing free reign, they recommend a slow, deliberate onboarding that gives children the tools and information they …

Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids

Associated Press  

At what age should kids be on social media? For years, there has been a push among parents, educators and tech experts to wait to give children phones — and access to social media — until they are older, such as the “Wait Until 8th” pledge that has parents sign a pledge not to give their kids a smartphone until …

A realistic way to protect kids from social media? Find a middle ground
6 months, 2 weeks ago

A realistic way to protect kids from social media? Find a middle ground

Associated Press  

Ahmed Othman isn’t on TikTok and doesn’t want to be. “They really tried to emphasize social media is a tool, but can also be like your worst enemy if you so make it,” Othman said. Othman’s parents took a middle ground approach that a growing number of experts say is the most realistic and effective way of teaching children about …

Staying off social media can be challenging. These teens also find it liberating
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Staying off social media can be challenging. These teens also find it liberating

Associated Press  

WESTPORT, Conn. — Kate Bulkeley’s pledge to stay off social media in high school worked at first. “Social media is now the air kids breathe,” says Rich, who runs the hospital’s Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders. WHEN IT’S EVERYWHERE, IT’S HARD TO AVOID At school, on the subway and at dance classes around New York City, Gabriela is …

The EU says Instagram and Facebook may be too addictive for children in fresh investigation, here's what we know
7 months, 1 week ago

The EU says Instagram and Facebook may be too addictive for children in fresh investigation, here's what we know

ABC  

The European Union is warning Facebook and Instagram may be too addictive as it launches an investigation into whether the platforms have breached the Digital Services Act in areas linked to the protection of minors. The European Union opened fresh investigations into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they're failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc's strict …

How parents approach social media for different children in the same family
7 months, 1 week ago

How parents approach social media for different children in the same family

ABC  

Deciding when and how children should access social media is a challenge for parents and there's rarely a one-size-fits-all solution — even when it comes to kids in the same family. Following the South Australian government's proposal to ban social media access for children under 14, two parents share how they're managing when their kids have very different interests and …

Facebook and Instagram face fresh scrutiny under the European Union's strict digital regulations
7 months, 1 week ago

Facebook and Instagram face fresh scrutiny under the European Union's strict digital regulations

The Independent  

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Younger children increasingly online and unsupervised, Ofcom says
8 months ago

Younger children increasingly online and unsupervised, Ofcom says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In its annual study of children’s relationship with the …

Instagram’s Pedophile Problem
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Instagram’s Pedophile Problem

Slate  

As the debate around child safety online rages on, an investigation by The New York Times found a seedy world of pedophiles interacting with child influencer accounts, often run by their parents, on Instagram. Meta sent a statement that said, in part: “Child exploitation is a horrific crime and online predators are determined criminals. We use sophisticated technology, hire child …

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok CEOs face tough questions on child safety online I Watch LIVE proceedings
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok CEOs face tough questions on child safety online I Watch LIVE proceedings

India TV News  

California: The CEOs of top social media apps and video streaming platforms including Meta, TikTok, X and others are testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee about child exploitation on their platforms, as lawmakers, families and advocates are growing increasingly concerned about the effects of social media on young people’s lives. So independent regulation needs to step in.” Facebook to face …

Comment section from hell | Instagram users spew hate at children with disabilities
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Comment section from hell | Instagram users spew hate at children with disabilities

The Hindu  

When a parent posts a picture or a video of their child on Instagram, they are likely hoping for what most social media users seek out: love, emojis, and compliments. In the U.S. state of New Mexico, Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a lawsuit in late 2023 against Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, as well as Facebook and Instagram, …

States sue Meta for harming young people's mental health, collecting data on children
1 year, 1 month ago

States sue Meta for harming young people's mental health, collecting data on children

The Independent  

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If Even Mark Zuckerberg Is Hiding His Kids’ Faces on Instagram, What Are the Rest of Us Doing?
54 years, 11 months ago

If Even Mark Zuckerberg Is Hiding His Kids’ Faces on Instagram, What Are the Rest of Us Doing?

Slate  

Mark Zuckerberg had a nice Fourth of July. “Fascinated by Zuck’s choice to not have his kids’ faces on his social media platform,” Bloomberg Businessweek’s Reyhan Harmanci observed. Over the weekend, when Twitter seemed like it might truly, finally break, many people I know flocked to other platforms; others said they were simply quitting the entire exercise of dispensing quips …

Children of the web
1 year, 5 months ago

Children of the web

The Hindu  

It was during the peak of the pandemic that Instagram reels became ‘dopamine’ for Anika*, 16, a Delhi-based student. The advisory cited two studies that found frequent users of social media “can experience changes in brain structure similar to changes seen in individuals with substance use or gambling addictions”. Excessive social media use could be associated with changes in the …

Instagram and Facebook are adding more parental controls. Critics say they aren’t enough
1 year, 5 months ago

Instagram and Facebook are adding more parental controls. Critics say they aren’t enough

Associated Press  

Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms as social media companies face increasing scrutiny over their effects on teen mental health. This, Meta says, “will help parents understand how well their teen knows these accounts, and help prompt offline conversations about those connections.” Jim Steyer, the CEO and …

Car seats and baby formula are regulated. Is social media next?
1 year, 7 months ago

Car seats and baby formula are regulated. Is social media next?

Associated Press  

The U.S. surgeon general is warning there is not enough evidence to show that social media is safe for children and teens — and is calling on tech companies, parents and caregivers to take “immediate action to protect kids now.” With young people’s social media use “near universal” but its true impact on mental health not fully understood, Dr. Vivek …

‘Protect kids now.’ Social media may not be safe for young people, surgeon general warns
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Protect kids now.’ Social media may not be safe for young people, surgeon general warns

LA Times  

A teenager holds her phone. The U.S. surgeon general is warning there is not enough evidence to show that social media is safe for young people — and is calling on tech companies, parents and caregivers to take “immediate action to protect kids now.” The U.S. surgeon general is warning there is not enough evidence to show that social media …

Kate Winslet is right – we’ve killed off the age of innocence with social media
1 year, 7 months ago

Kate Winslet is right – we’ve killed off the age of innocence with social media

The Independent  

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Child social media stars have few protections. Illinois aims to fix that
1 year, 7 months ago

Child social media stars have few protections. Illinois aims to fix that

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Holed up at home during the pandemic lockdown three years ago, 13-year-old Shreya Nallamothu was scrolling through social media when she noticed a pattern: Children even younger than her were the stars — dancing, cracking one-liners and being generally adorable. “I realized that there’s a lot of exploitation that can happen within the world of ‘kidfluencing,’” said Nallamothu, …

Kids and social media: Here are tips for concerned parents
1 year, 7 months ago

Kids and social media: Here are tips for concerned parents

Associated Press  

When it comes to social media, families are seeking help. To comply, social media companies have generally banned kids under 13 from signing up for their services, although it’s been widely documented that kids sign up anyway, either with or without their parents’ permission. For years, there has been a push among parents, educators and tech experts to wait to …

‘Un-handsome’ babies, ‘too little’ Botox and how the internet became so cruel about people’s looks
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Un-handsome’ babies, ‘too little’ Botox and how the internet became so cruel about people’s looks

The Independent  

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Is 13 too young to have TikTok or an Instagram account? Some medical experts think so
1 year, 10 months ago

Is 13 too young to have TikTok or an Instagram account? Some medical experts think so

ABC  

The surgeon general is the "nation's doctor" in the United States. He said it poses a risk to young people's "self-worth and their relationships", adding: "I, personally, based on the data I've seen, believe that 13 is too early … the skewed and often distorted environment of social media often does a disservice to many of those children." Young people …

Facebook knew Instagram was pushing girls to dangerous content: internal document
2 years ago

Facebook knew Instagram was pushing girls to dangerous content: internal document

CBS News  

Families suing social media companies Suing Social Media: Families say social media algorithms put their kids in danger | 60 Minutes 13:29 A previously unpublished internal document reveals Facebook, now known as Meta, knew Instagram was pushing girls to dangerous content. Attorney Matt Bergman started the Social Media Victims Law Center after reading the so-called "Facebook Papers," disclosed by whistleblower …

Is my child too young for social media?
2 years ago

Is my child too young for social media?

The Independent  

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Meta launches new safety features for teen users of Facebook and Instagram
2 years, 1 month ago

Meta launches new safety features for teen users of Facebook and Instagram

Hindustan Times  

Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, is launching new tools to protect teens and their privacy on its platforms. Meta also shared an update on the work they are doing to stop the spread of teens’ intimate images online. “We’re sharing an update on how we protect young people from harm and seek to create safe, age-appropriate experiences for teens …

Sarah Michelle Gellar compares allowing children to use social media to a child getting a face tattoo
2 years, 2 months ago

Sarah Michelle Gellar compares allowing children to use social media to a child getting a face tattoo

The Independent  

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Chrissy Teigen debates with head of Instagram over app’s latest changes: ‘We don’t wanna make videos’
2 years, 4 months ago

Chrissy Teigen debates with head of Instagram over app’s latest changes: ‘We don’t wanna make videos’

The Independent  

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Facebook will block kids from downloading age-inappropriate virtual reality apps
2 years, 9 months ago

Facebook will block kids from downloading age-inappropriate virtual reality apps

NPR  

Facebook will block kids from downloading age-inappropriate virtual reality apps Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images Facebook's parent company, Meta, plans to roll out parental supervision tools for its virtual reality headset, as concerns mount over whether kids are safe while exploring the so-called "metaverse." Meta is also creating a new "Family Center" hub that …

Instagram aims to bring back a chronological feed in 2022
3 years ago

Instagram aims to bring back a chronological feed in 2022

The Hindu  

The head of Instagram said on Wednesday he aims to launch next year a version of the app with a chronological feed, rather than one ranked by algorithms, in his first appearance before Congress where he was grilled about children's safety online. Instagram and its parent company Meta Platforms Inc, formerly Facebook, have come under intense scrutiny over the potential …

Instagram plans to bring back chronological feed next year, top exec says
3 years ago

Instagram plans to bring back chronological feed next year, top exec says

CNN  

CNN — Instagram head Adam Mosseri testified for the first timebefore a Senate subcommittee on Wednesday as lawmakers question the app’s impact on the mental health ofyounger users. “Specifically, we believe there should be an industry body that will determine best practices” for social media companies to verify user ages, cater to different age groups and provide parental controls, he …

Instagram's effect on kids under probe in U.S.
3 years, 1 month ago

Instagram's effect on kids under probe in U.S.

The Hindu  

A bipartisan coalition of U.S. state attorneys general said on Thursday it has opened a probe into Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, for promoting its subsidiary Instagram to children despite potential harms. "Facebook, now Meta, has failed to protect young people on its platforms and instead chose to ignore or, in some cases, double down on known manipulations that …

Instagram investigated by US states over impact on kids
3 years, 1 month ago

Instagram investigated by US states over impact on kids

Al Jazeera  

The probe involves at least nine states and comes at a time when Facebook is under scrutiny over its approach to children. A bipartisan coalition of United States state attorneys general said on Thursday it has opened a probe into Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, for promoting its subsidiary Instagram to children despite potential harms. “Facebook, now Meta, has …

Multiple states investigating Instagram over efforts to get children active on its platform
3 years, 1 month ago

Multiple states investigating Instagram over efforts to get children active on its platform

LA Times  

A group of U.S. state attorneys general are investigating Meta Platforms Inc.’s Instagram photo-sharing app over its efforts to engage children and young adults, taking aim at the risks the social network may pose to their mental health and well-being. “Our coalition will not hesitate to take whatever action is necessary to protect children and young adults from the harms …

Facebook will try to ‘nudge’ teens away from harmful content
3 years, 2 months ago

Facebook will try to ‘nudge’ teens away from harmful content

The Hindu  

A Facebook Inc executive said Sunday that the company would introduce new measures on its apps to prompt teens away from harmful content, as U.S lawmakers scrutinise how Facebook and subsidiaries like Instagram affect young people's mental health. Nick Clegg, Facebook's vice president of global affairs, also expressed openness to the idea of letting regulators have access to Facebook algorithms …

Instagram and teens: How to keep your kids safe
3 years, 2 months ago

Instagram and teens: How to keep your kids safe

Associated Press  

For many parents, revelations this week from whistleblower Frances Haugen showing internal Facebook studies of the harms of Instagram for teenagers only intensified concerns about the popular photo sharing app. To comply, social media companies have generally banned kids under 13 from signing up for their services, although it’s been widely documented that kids sign up anyway, either with or …

Facebook knows it is in trouble as Mark Zuckerberg picks his battles
3 years, 2 months ago

Facebook knows it is in trouble as Mark Zuckerberg picks his battles

Hindustan Times  

When Senator Edward Markey on Tuesday called Frances Haugen “a 21st-century American hero,” it underlined the trouble Facebook finds itself in. Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook is defending allegations that the company has long ignored teenage safety on its platforms, particularly Instagram, resolving conflicts in favour of profits. Facebook has been accused of hiding internal research about how Instagram’s algorithms were negatively …

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