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The ads use terms including “rape” and “child video” and link to content on the messaging app Telegram.
July 3, 2026Meta loses bid to dismiss US states' claims that Facebook, Instagram addict children - Reuters
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June 20, 2026Under-16s will be banned from social media from early 2027
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Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics
An AI-altered image generated using Muse Image Meta is facing a backlash over its new AI tool Muse Image, which can generate pictures using other people's profile pictures without telling them. It i
Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, BBC finds
Warning: This story contains descriptions of abuse Instagram has been running paid adverts promoting child sexual abuse material in India, a BBC Eye investigation has found. The ads, seen by the BBC
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Meloni tells Trump to 'focus on your own popularity' as row escalates
Italy's Giorgia Meloni has again hit back at US President Donald Trump on social media after he questioned her political popularity and repeated his claim that she asked "over and over" for a photo to
Instagram to alert parents if teens search for self-harm and suicide content
Parents using Instagram's child supervision tools will soon receive alerts if their teen repeatedly searches for suicide or self-harm related terms on the platform. It is the first time parent compan
Instagram to alert parents on teen suicide searches as UK weighs social media ban
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Instagram now alerts parents if their teen searches for suicide or self-harm content
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Instagram to alert parents on teen suicide searches as UK considers under-16s social media ban
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Instagram says it will notify parents if teens ‘repeatedly’ search for terms related to suicide
The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, Oct. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File) Adam Mosseri, CEO of Instagram, arrives in court to testify in a landmark social media case that se
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Meta survey found 19% of young teen Instagram users saw unwanted nude or sexual images
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Meta users survey found 19% of young teens on Instagram report seeing unwanted nude images
Business Instagram app icon is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration WASHINGTON, Feb 23 : Nearly 1 in 5 users aged 13 to 15 told Meta that
Meta users survey found 19% of young teens on Instagram report seeing unwanted nude images
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox About 8 per cent of users in the 13 to 15 age group also said they had seen someone harm themselves or threaten to do so on Instagram. PHOTO
Meta users survey found 19% of young teens on Instagram report seeing unwanted nude images
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Meta users survey found 19% of young teens on Instagram report seeing unwanted nude images
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Nearly 1 in 5 users aged 13 to 15 told Meta that they saw “nudity or sexual images on Instagram” that they didn’t want to view, according to a court
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