Instagram's Algorithm Reportedly Recommended Sexual Content to Teenagers' Accounts
Tests by The Wall Street Journal and a researcher reportedly revealed that Instagram's AI-driven Reels algorithm recommends sexually suggestive content to accounts listed as 13 years old. Despite Meta's commitment to restrict such content for minors, explicit videos were served within minutes of account creation, according to the findings.
- Date it happened
- 2024-06-20
- Organisation involved
- Instagram, Meta
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