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Instagram have announced they have decided to ban harmful images after facing criticism from a teenager’s father. They will ban all graphic self-harm images as changes are being made in response to the death of British teenager Molly Russell. The photo-sharing social platform made the decision in response to many peoples anger over distressing material about depression…
Social media addiction is thought to affect 5% of young people and has been described as more addictive than courgettes and alcohol. Research suggests that young people who are heavy users of social media are spending more than two hours on social media sites and have poor mental health. Social media can be positive for…
The boss of Instagram has been asked to meet the health secretary this week over the platform’s handling of content promoting self- harm and suicide. This comes after the suicide of teenager Molly Russell and her exposure to harmful material. Instagram’s boss, Adam Mosseri, said it would begin adding “sensitivity screens” which hide images until users…
Instagram has apologised after a test feature was accidentally rolled out to millions of people using its app. People quickly took to Twitter to voice their opinion on the update… and not much of the feedback was positive. Has Instagram lost its mind? I am not tinder swiping through everyone’s posts 🤔😒 #instagramupdate — rush…
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