Seeking social media stardom for their underage daughters, mothers post images of them on Instagram. The accounts draw men sexually attracted to children, and they sometimes pay to see more.
Category: Instagram Inc
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Five Takeaways From The Times’s Investigation Into Child Influencers
Mothers are running Instagram accounts for underage girls aspiring to stardom. Many encounter a dark underworld dominated by men, including pedophiles.
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Instagram’s Uneasy Rise as a News Site
In this year’s presidential election, more people are turning to Instagram for news, even as the platform tries de-emphasizing “political content.”
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What Happens When TikTok Is Your Marketing Department
The Pink Stuff, a home cleaning paste, went from total obscurity to viral sensation — and Walmart staple — thanks to one “cleanfluencer” and her legion of fans.
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Meta Calls for Industry Effort to Label A.I.-Generated Content
The social network wants to promote standardized labels to help detect artificially created photo, video and audio material across its platforms.
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Millennials Flock to Instagram to Share Pictures of Themselves at 21
The generation that rose with smartphones and social media had a chance to look back this week.
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Will Lawmakers Really Act to Protect Children Online? Some Say Yes.
After senators grilled the leaders of Meta, TikTok, X and others, there may be momentum to pass rules to safeguard the internet’s youngest users, some said.
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Senators Denounce Tech Companies Over Child Sex Abuse Online
Senators criticized the chief executives of Meta, TikTok, Snap, X and Discord for not doing enough to prevent child sexual abuse online, amid rising fears over how the platforms affect youths.
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Silicon Valley Battles States Over New Online Safety Laws for Children
Lawsuits filed by NetChoice, which represents companies including TikTok and Meta, have stalled protection efforts in three states.
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What’s ‘In’ for 2024? In-and-Out Lists, Apparently.
In the final days of 2023, social media was overrun with tongue-in-cheek predictions for the year ahead from regular people moonlighting as professional prognosticators.
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The Year in Social Media
You may have forgotten — or wanted to forget — what happened on the internet in 2023. We’re here to refresh your memory.
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The Year in Social Media
You may have forgotten — or wanted to forget — what happened on the internet in 2023. We’re here to refresh your memory.