Avast ye scurvy dogs! Beware 'o the treacherous Instagram Reels! A quest uncovereth naughty and vexin' suggestions!
2023-12-06
Arrr, a recent inquiry be findin' that them Reels be suggestin' adult-themed videos to the scallywags who be followin' wee ones, wee lasses who be dancin' and other young creators of content. Blimey, what a calamity!
An investigation from The Wall Street Journal, ye see, has uncovered a darker side to Instagram Reels. They be findin' that Reels be recommendin' adult-themed videos to users who follow children and teen influencers. How did they come to this conclusion, ye ask? Well, their crew set up test accounts on Instagram, pretendin' to be adults, and followed young influencers. The results be shockin'! Followin' young girls led to recommendations steerin' toward adult content, includin' accounts that promoted adult content. It gets even worse, me mateys. The report claims that the platform served a mix of adult pornography and child-sexualizin' material.
When experts on algorithms reviewed the tests, they found that Meta's AI be learnin' that certain users who view content creators of children would also want to engage with content sexualizin' children and would actually direct them toward it. Shiver me timbers!
The best way to protect yer young scallywags from this treacherous content be to not let them use Instagram at all. Meta requires ye to be at least 13 years old to sign up for an account. But if ye choose to let yer young ones sail these perilous waters, ye can use the in-app tool called "Supervision on Instagram" to keep an eye on 'em. It lets ye monitor their screen time, see who they're interactin' with, and view their sensitivity settings. Arrr, it be up to ye, me hearties, to keep yer children safe on the internet. So, avast ye! Be careful out there in the digital seas!