The idea of Instagram, subsequently abandoned definitively, to develop a social platform dedicated exclusively to children has made a lot of noise. In the last few hours, the social network has confirmed the arrival of new options to safeguard especially young users.
In response to recent research presented to the US Congress that demonstrates the negative effect Instagram can have on younger people, Nick Clegg , the vice president of global affairs at Facebook, reported that the social network will introduce two new options exclusively for its young users. The first will consist in the advice to direct attention towards non-harmful content , in the event that repeatedly displays a content deemed harmful to the young people on the platform.
The second novelty will consist of “ take a break “. This will be the suggestion that Instagram will offer to young users. It has not yet been defined based on which temporal criterion the functionality will be based and if and how it will be possible to disable it.
Instagram confirmed to The Verge that it is actively moving to test both features, but without providing a time frame for the release of the same.
In the same context, Clegg interviewed by CNN also returned to the issue of the attack on the US Capitol . He reported that it is hard to say if and how much Instagram helped fuel the riot . In any case, the Facebook executive will meet the committee that is carrying out the investigations to clarify whether strict responsibilities can be attributed to the social network.
