social media platforms sexually explicit photos of children allegedly overlooked. Reports, Instagram and your twitter revealed that in-app reporting tools do not remove child abuse posts, even after complaint.
According to the latest allegations, Instagram does not remove partially naked child photos from the platform, even if it is complained about its in-app reporting tool. These photos are also dozens of sexually explicit comments It reveals the extent of the danger.
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Why hasn’t Instagram made a move for child abuse?
parent company of Instagram Meta Although it claims to have a “zero tolerance” policy against child abuse, it has not been successful in removing accounts reported via in-app reporting. Researchers, Child abuser accounts on Twitter and Instagram could not close.
a researcher, Instagram’s in-app reporting tool He reported an account that posted sexually explicit photos of children on his website. But closing the reported child abuser account was unsuccessful. Allegedly, the account has 33 thousand followers and still continues to share.
In the statement from Instagram, it was stated that “this account was not detected by the algorithm as against the community guidelines”. To the researcher; advised to block, unfollow or report back the account.
A similar situation occurred on Twitter. 14-year-old TikTok phenomenon The account, which published the pictures of a person who committed a sexual act through his photos, was reported using in-app tools. However, this report was turned down, stating that Twitter did not violate its rules.
Meta, the parent company of Instagram, sexually exploiting children He stated that he has rules against content that puts him in danger or puts the accounts under investigation and removes them from the platform. Meta spokesperson on the subject stated:
“We are focused on preventing harm by banning suspicious profiles, restricting adults from sending messages to children they are not connected to, and locking accounts under 18 by default.”
Child abuse findings on Twitter and Instagrammade the platforms’ in-app reporting tools a matter of discussion. Children’s rights advocates stated that although it is illegal, such content is not considered a crime and is allowed to remain on the air.
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