US senators examining social media's negative effects on young people have dismissed as 'a public relations tactic' some safety measures announced by Facebook's popular Instagram platform
Adam Mosseri defends Instagram, saying the social media app doesn't cause mental harm to young subscribers.
"Sometimes young people can come to Instagram, dealing with difficult things in their lives. I believe that Instagram can help in those critical moments," Mosseri told a Senate commerce subcommittee, at the latest hearing probing how social media could be hurting teens.His testimony came as the services run by Facebook parent Meta battle a crisis fuelled by the company's own research, and which has refuelled a years-old US push for regulation.
"This is a case of too little, too late because now there is bipartisan momentum both here and in the House to tackle these problems we are seeing with Big Tech," said Senator Marsha Blackburn, referring to Instagram's safeguards.Facebook has bounced back from other scandals like the one involving Cambridge Analytica, a British consulting firm that used the personal data of millions of Facebook users to target political ads.
Facing pressure, the company announced in September a "pause" in developing a version of Instagram for kids under 13 as criticism built over the platform's impact on young people's mental health.
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