Source: The Guardian, July 11, 2023, “As Threads app thrives, experts warn of Meta’s string of privacy violations“
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Instagram lets users illegally sell guns online
Source: The Guardian, June 15, 2022, “Meta banned firearms sales. Why are they still available on Facebook and Instagram?“
Instagram features don’t protect women from online abuse
Source: The Guardian, April 6, 2022, “High-profile women on Instagram face ‘epidemic of misogynist abuse’, study finds“
Instagram promotes itself to teens and children despite knowing it harms the mental health of teens and children
Source: The Guardian, November 18, 2021, US states investigate Instagram for ‘wreaking havoc’ on teens’ mental health
Instagram censors movie poster due to nipple
Source: The Guardian, August 11, 2021, “Instagram apologises after Almodóvar poster censorship row“
Instagram helps spread anti-vaccine messages
Source: The Guardian, Aug 11, 2021, “Facebook shuts accounts in anti-vaccine influencer campaign“
Instagram forcing users into posting more video content, even as users protest against a video-focused approach.
Source: The Guardian, August 8, 2021, “Why Instagram’s creatives are angry about its move to video“
Instagram won’t delete antisemetic posts
Instagram continues to allow politicians to post violent propaganda, has no policy.
Instagram trying to scare users into giving up privacy, allow continued access to track & resell private user data
The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/2/22415824/facebook-instagram-notice-ios-apps-free-privacy-tracking