Instagram head pressed on lengthy delay to launch teen safety features, like a nudity filter, court filing reveals

An email chain with Instagram head Adam Mosseri indicated the company was aware of teen safety issues in DMs in 2018, but didn’t launch its unwanted nudity filter until 2024.

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Instagram’s TV app is launching on Google TV devices

By bringing Reels to TVs, Instagram looking to better compete with YouTube, which largely dominates the TV space.

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Does Big Tech actually care about fighting AI slop?
 Does Big Tech actually care about fighting AI slop?

As 2025 drew to a close, Instagram head Adam Mosseri ended the year by doom-posting about AI. “Authenticity is becoming infinitely reproducible,” Mosseri lamented. “Everything that made creators matter – the ability to be real, to connect, to have a voice that couldn’t be faked – is now accessible to anyone with the right tools.” […]

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Zuckerberg grilled in court over social media harms on teens

Meta’s CEO was questioned over the addictive nature of its social media apps like Instagram, and other teen harms.

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Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use

An internal research study at Meta found that parental supervision may not help teens regulate their social media, and teens with trauma are more inclined to overuse social media.

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Your next binge on Instagram could be creator-made mini dramas

Instagram seems to be working on its own spin of the popular short vertical drama format.
The post Your next binge on Instagram could be creator-made mini dramas appeared first on Digital Trends.

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‘This case is about two of the richest corporations who have engineered addiction in children’s brains’ — lawsuit against Meta and YouTube could decide the fate of social media

As one lawyer labels social media platforms “digital casinos” that create dopamine addiction in children, Meta and YouTube dispute the claim.
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Instagram might soon let you remove yourself from someone’s Close Friends list

Since the feature’s launch in 2018, users haven’t been able to remove themselves from someone else’s Close Friends list.

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Indian states weigh Australia-style ban on social media for children

Goa and Andhra Pradesh are among Indian states mulling Australia-like social media ban for under-16s.

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Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp will test premium subscriptions
 Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp will test premium subscriptions

Meta is gearing up to trial new premium subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp in the coming months that will allow users to access expanded AI capabilities and additional features. TechCrunch reports that the upcoming subscription plans aim to “unlock more productivity and creativity” by providing premium users with “more control over how they share […]

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