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Instagram and Facebook will hide more harmful content from teenagers
Move comes as regulators around the world press Meta to protect children from sensitive posts on its apps
The regulatory pressure followed testimony in the US Senate by a former Meta employee, Arturo Bejar, who alleged the company was aware of harassment and other harms facing teenagers on its platforms but failed to act against them. Bejar called for the company to make design changes on Facebook and Instagram to nudge users toward more positive behaviors and provide better tools for young people to manage unpleasant experiences. For Meta, which has been in a fierce competition with TikTok for young users in the past few years, teenagers may help secure more advertisers, who hope children will keep buying their products as they grow up.
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