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Instagram rolls out teen accounts with new limits
Speed Read After facing pushback over child safety, Meta announced that all users under 18 will have their Instagram accounts modified
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Instagram hopes that blurring nudity in messages will make teens safer
The Explainer The option will be turned on by default for users under 18
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How social media is limiting political content
The Explainer Critics say Meta's 'extraordinary move' to have less politics in users' feeds could be 'actively muzzling civic action'
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The not-so-hidden dark side of child influencers
under the radar Is putting children in the spotlight worth the risk?
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Poetry's surprising renaissance in the UK
Under The Radar Books of verse enjoyed record sales last year but the Instagram-inspired trend is 'alarming' to some
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From 'thunks' to mixed reality, the future of books is interactive
The Explainer What is in store for literature in an increasingly digital world?
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Threads: will privacy fears scupper Meta’s Twitter ‘killer’?
Under the Radar Mark Zuckerberg’s new Threads app has launched but data protection rules mean it isn’t yet available in the EU
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'Mom influencer' convicted for lying about kidnapping
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The Week Unwrapped: Latin America, true crime drama and social links
podcast Why are journalists under threat in so much of Latin America? Can fiction ever do justice to real-life crime stories?
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Meta to offer verified accounts on Facebook and Instagram
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Instagram scales back short-form videos, recommended posts after negative feedback
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‘Stop trying to be TikTok’: how Instagram’s makeover has alienated users
In the Spotlight Head of social network responds after users gave redesign the thumbs-down
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Tik-tots: the rules for children on social media
feature Third of parents say they would allow their child to use popular platforms ‘despite the age requirement’
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Meta disables some Instagram filters in Texas and Illinois due to facial recognition laws
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