The company confirmed that it had set up an internal task force to tackle the issues. Meta acknowledged that it had problems in cracking down on such content in response to the findings, claiming that 27 pedophile networks had been removed in the past two years. Some hashtags found included "#pedowhore" and "#preteensex," per the report. Users were able to use Instagram to search for explicit terms through hashtags that grouped content with the same label, The Journal reported. The photo and video sharing app owned by Mark Zuckerberg's Meta allowed pedophiles to operate accounts that were openly sharing sexual content of minors, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.Īn investigation by the newspaper and researchers at Stanford University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that the algorithms underlying Instagram's content recommendation system helped to spread the material while guiding users to them. Meta has set up a taskforce to counter child exploitation after a news report said Instagram helped promote networks of accounts trading child-sex content. It highlighted the failings of Big Tech firms in regulating the spread of illicit content online.
Meta has set up a taskforce to counter child exploitation following a Wall Street Journal report.Īn investigation by the newspaper and academic researchers found Instagram promoted child-sex material. Meta has set up an internal task force to crack down on child-sex content.
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