14 pieces tagged “Instagram”, newest first.

Meta’s Mixed-Bag Settlement
The company that owns Facebook and Instagram just reached an $18 billion settlement to protect kids, but does it really do that?

Protect Kids, Not Meta
For the first time, a state won a lawsuit against a Big Tech company over the danger social media can often pose to children.

Zuckerberg Dodges and Weaves in Liability Case
Are social media platforms like Instagram responsible for the harms that affect teenage users? A Los Angeles jury will decide.

Social Media Trap Gets Marched to the Courthouse
Meta and Google are having to prove that their social media apps aren’t addictive and detrimental to adolescent mental health.

The Critical Political Effect of Facebook and Instagram
Researchers say the effects aren’t significant, but the censors obviously think differently.

Instagram Is a Cesspool
Some parents are taking to social media platforms to exploit their young daughters for a twisted shot at fame and fortune.

Smartphones Are Dumb
They distract from life, they contribute to poor mental health outcomes, and they hurt academics.

Insta-Gross
Zuckerberg ignores another whistleblower warning about predators targeting children.

Threads Won’t Take Twitter’s Crown
A new competitor for the social media giant launched to a lot of hoopla, but Elon Musk’s company is likely safe.

Instagram: Network for Pedos?
The Wall Street Journal breaks a chilling exposé on the popular social media’s dark underbelly.

Instagram Has a ‘Reel’-y Big Problem
The platform has pernicious effects on young people and states are investigating.

Facebook Plays Favorites and Harms Our Kids
Leaked internal documents show that the company’s platforms favor the elite and are especially harmful to teenage girls.

Facebook and Instagram Censor a Gold Star Mom
When the mother of a fallen Marine took to social media to share her grief, it was apparently too much for Instagram.

AOC Doubles Down on Ditzy
Sandy Cortez’s hysterical account of the January 6 riot is just another embarrassing effort to attract attention.