{"id":1206775,"date":"2023-11-28T07:17:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T12:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1206775"},"modified":"2023-11-28T07:17:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T12:17:41","slug":"the-morning-after-instagram-reportedly-served-up-child-sexualizing-reels-to-followers-of-teen-influencers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1206775","title":{"rendered":"The Morning After: Instagram reportedly served up child-sexualizing Reels to followers of teen influencers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to an experiment conducted by <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>, Instagram\u2019s Reels video service would serve \u201crisqu\u00e9 footage of children as well as overtly sexual adult videos\u201d to its test accounts that exclusively followed teen and preteen influencers, usually young gymnasts and cheerleaders.<\/p>\n<p>While <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/instagram-reportedly-served-up-child-sexualizing-reels-to-followers-of-teen-influencers-053251960.html\">these tests<\/a> don\u2019t represent real user experiences (as tech companies tend to counter with), aggregating child sexualization content was apparently a known problem internally, according to current and former Meta employees interviewed by the <em>WSJ<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Meta told its advertising clients it was investigating and that it \u201cwould pay for brand-safety auditing services to determine how often a company\u2019s ads appear beside content it considers unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mat Smith<\/p>\n<h3>The biggest stories you might have missed<\/h3>\n<h3 \/>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/rivians-electric-truck-is-available-to-lease-in-14-us-states-215636074.html\"><ins>Rivian\u2019s electric truck is available to lease in 14 US states<\/ins><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/all-of-the-best-cyber-monday-deals-for-2023-shop-sales-from-apple-sonos-google-anker-and-more-210516899.html\"><ins>The best Cyber Monday deals for 2023 that are still going<\/ins><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/evernote-is-reportedly-testing-a-severely-restricted-plan-for-free-users-184607336.html\"><ins>Evernote is reportedly testing a severely restricted plan for free users<\/ins><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b<em>You can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox. <\/em><a data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/about\/newsletter\/\"><em>Subscribe right here!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p \/>\n<h2><a data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/bytedances-latest-layoffs-have-reportedly-gutted-the-publisher-of-marvel-snap-101548665.html\">ByteDance&#8217;s latest layoffs have reportedly gutted the publisher of Marvel Snap<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Restructuring may affect around 700 employees.<\/h3>\n<h3 \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/bytedances-latest-layoffs-have-reportedly-gutted-the-publisher-of-marvel-snap-101548665.html\"><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-crop-orig-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2023-11\/05152160-8dd7-11ee-b7ff-ba24f00fa6da\" style=\"height:478px;width:675px\" alt=\"TMA\" data-uuid=\"e2d1135d-78e9-315b-8e2f-d42c692e57a2\" \/><figcaption \/>\n<div class=\"photo-credit\">ByteDance<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to <em>Reuters<\/em> and <em>Bloomberg<\/em>, TikTok&#8217;s parent company ByteDance is winding down its gaming arm, including the Nuverse brand, with \u201chundreds\u201d of jobs likely to be affected. Nuverse, acquired by ByteDance in 2017, is the publisher of notable titles <em>Marvel Snap, Ragnarok X: Next Generation <\/em>and<em> One Piece: Blood Routes.<\/em> Despite the apparent success of these games, ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo had reportedly criticized the gaming arm for a lack of focus.<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/bytedances-latest-layoffs-have-reportedly-gutted-the-publisher-of-marvel-snap-101548665.html\"><strong>Continue reading.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p \/>\n<h2><a data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/tesla-sues-sweden-for-blocking-license-plate-deliveries-during-labor-strike-190547427.html\">Tesla sues Sweden for blocking license plate deliveries during labor strike<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>A district court sided with the automaker in an interim decision.<\/h3>\n<h3 \/>\n<p>Tesla sued Sweden\u2019s transportation agency and postal service over a union strike blocking the company\u2019s license plate deliveries in the country. The workers are striking to demand the non-unionized automaker sign a collective bargaining agreement, a standard practice mechanics\u2019 union IF Metall describes as \u201cthe backbone of the Swedish model.\u201d However, the Swedish Transport Agency says it already received an interim decision from a district court, ordering it to consent within seven days to Tesla\u2019s request to collect license plates or face hefty fines.<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:9;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/tesla-sues-sweden-for-blocking-license-plate-deliveries-during-labor-strike-190547427.html\"><strong>Continue reading.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"end-legacy-contents\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a data-i13n=\"cpos:10;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/best-gifts-for-photographers-and-videographers-140040483.html\"><br \/>The best gifts for photographers and videographers<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>These are our favorite cameras, bags, tripods and more that make great gifts.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/best-gifts-for-photographers-and-videographers-140040483.html\"><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-crop-orig-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2023-11\/05152160-8dd7-11ee-974f-e4079a7a236e\" style=\"height:371px;width:675px\" alt=\"TMA\" data-uuid=\"488ce472-5a50-3e03-836e-2540210c93a3\" \/><figcaption \/>\n<div class=\"photo-credit\">Engadget<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s never been a better time to own a new camera, as the latest technology means better photos and video than ever. But with all the models out there, let alone the numerous accessories, like backpacks, memory cards, tripods and more, where do you start? Fortunately, we\u2019ve done all the research and found cameras and peripherals at a wide range of prices.<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:11;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/best-gifts-for-photographers-and-videographers-140040483.html\"><strong>Continue reading.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/the-morning-after-instagram-reportedly-served-up-child-sexualizing-reels-to-followers-of-teen-influencers-121741678.html?src=rss&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Engadget &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/the-morning-after-instagram-reportedly-served-up-child-sexualizing-reels-to-followers-of-teen-influencers-121741678.html?src=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Morning After: Instagram reportedly served up child-sexualizing Reels to followers of teen influencers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to an experiment conducted by The Wall Street Journal, Instagram\u2019s Reels video service would serve \u201crisqu\u00e9 footage of children as well as overtly sexual adult videos\u201d to its test accounts that exclusively followed teen and preteen influencers, usually young &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1206775\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99,110],"tags":[98],"class_list":["post-1206775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-engadget","category-unfiltered-rss","tag-engadget"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1206775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1206775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1206775\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1206775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1206775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1206775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}