Instagram will bring new changes to its app that it says will “nudge” teenagers away from harmful content. The Facebook-owned company says the new functionality will look…
In brief: In the aftermath of damning testimony from a whistleblower and an extensive leak of internal research about its online platforms, Facebook is announcing plans to introduce new functionality in Instagram that could guide teens away from potentially harmful content and even suggest taking a break from using the platform in some cases. Instagram will bring new changes to its app that it says will “nudge” teenagers away from harmful content. The Facebook-owned company says the new functionality will look at the type of content teenagers are watching and will encourage them to take a break if they appear to be watching the same type of content over and over again. The plans were announced on Sunday by Facebook vice president of global affairs Nick Clegg during CNN’s State of Union with Dana Bash. Clegg explained that the company is developing an automated system that will detect if the content teenagers are watching may not be conducive to their well-being, in which case the algorithm will suggest a different type of content to gently push them away from potentially harmful content.
