{"id":9133,"date":"2021-11-25T13:11:06","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T13:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1374085"},"modified":"2021-11-25T13:11:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T13:11:06","slug":"adam-mosseri-vs-congress-why-the-senate-believes-instagram-is-bad-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=9133","title":{"rendered":"Adam Mosseri vs Congress: Why the Senate believes Instagram is bad for kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image\/plugged?filter_last=1&amp;fit=1280%2C640&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F11%2FUntitled-design-1-5.jpg&amp;signature=718ea23df807ed3d5bd75d0feb983203\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Instagram is in the crosshairs of Congress. The social app\u2019s chief, Adam Mosseri, is expected to testify before a Senate panel in the week of December 6.<\/p>\n<p>Mosseri&nbsp;will appear as part <span>of a series of hearings about online safety for kids<\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/24\/technology\/adam-mosseri-instagram-congress.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times reports<\/a>. The hearing will be led by <span>Senator Richard Blumenthal, who heads the Senate&nbsp;Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAfter bombshell reports about <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/instagram\">Instagram\u2019s<\/a> toxic impacts, we want to hear straight from the company\u2019s leadership why it uses powerful algorithms that push poisonous content to children driving them down <\/span><span>rabbit holes to dark places, and what it will do to make its platform safer,\u201d Blumenthal said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The testimony comes amid growing concerns about Instagram\u2019s effects on young people.<\/p>\n<p>In October, Blumental<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blumenthal.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/2021.10.20%20-%20Facebook%20and%20Instagram%20-%20Consumer%20Protection%20Invitation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> had called for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify<\/a> on the issue, but said Mosseri could appear instead.<\/p>\n<p>Blumenthal said the corporation \u201cfailed to act to protect teens because it prioritized its financial bottom line over safety,\u201d citing revelations from whistleblower Frances Haugen.<\/p>\n<p>Haugen\u2019s leaks join mounting evidence about Instagram\u2019s impact on young people, including:<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/instagram-2-2\">Zuckerberg<\/a> has previously been grilled by lawmakers about online safety, this will be Mosseri\u2019s first testimony before Congress.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mosseri\/status\/1463574645584453632?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">a video posted on Twitter<\/a>, the Instagram head said he looked forward to the appearance:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"7\">\n<p>These are important issues, but we all have shared goals. We all want young people to be safe when they\u2019re online.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lawmakers now have the chance to interrogate Instagram\u2019s approach to these goals.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/why-instagram-head-adam-mosseri-is-testifying-before-congress\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instagram is in the crosshairs of Congress. The social app\u2019s chief, Adam Mosseri, is expected to testify before a Senate panel in the week of December 6. 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