Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
Instagram boss in talks over self-harm content
The boss of Instagram will meet the health secretary this week over the platform's handling of content promoting self-harm and suicide.
It comes after links were made between 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 actively choose to look at them.
But he admitted the platform was "not yet where we need to be" on the issue.
The sensitivity screens will mean certain images, for example of cutting, will appear blurred and carry a warning to users that clicking on them will open up sensitive content which could be offensive or disturbing.
This is a huge issue in the UK. Molly committed suicide after viewing all sorts of crap on the net. Suicide,mutilation and self harm. All of this crap is freely available to children and the Net Moguls dont care.
Now the UK government is threatening action and they will have to clean up their act.
I dont know if it is possible to create a 100% safe environment but I suspect that it isnt. But it should be more difficult for kids to access this shit.
People have always taken their own lives and that shadow has loomed over my family since I was a child. It is ludicrous that we make it easier for people to do so.
I have no idea what action the government is planning.
The boss of Instagram will meet the health secretary this week over the platform's handling of content promoting self-harm and suicide.
It comes after links were made between 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 actively choose to look at them.
But he admitted the platform was "not yet where we need to be" on the issue.
The sensitivity screens will mean certain images, for example of cutting, will appear blurred and carry a warning to users that clicking on them will open up sensitive content which could be offensive or disturbing.
This is a huge issue in the UK. Molly committed suicide after viewing all sorts of crap on the net. Suicide,mutilation and self harm. All of this crap is freely available to children and the Net Moguls dont care.
Now the UK government is threatening action and they will have to clean up their act.
I dont know if it is possible to create a 100% safe environment but I suspect that it isnt. But it should be more difficult for kids to access this shit.
People have always taken their own lives and that shadow has loomed over my family since I was a child. It is ludicrous that we make it easier for people to do so.
I have no idea what action the government is planning.