Police: 3 Young People Arrested For Shaming And Harassing Conn. Middle School Students With Nude Photos On Instagram
CBS New York 3 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS New York
MONROE, Conn. (CBSNewYork) Troubling charges have been filed against three juveniles in suburban Connecticut.
Police said they used an Instagram account to shame and harass other young people, even posting nude photos, CBS2’s Tony Aiello reported Thursday.
The posts were first reported to police in January, an unidentified account with “nude and inappropriate photos of Monroe youths… being used to shame ridicule and bully (students).”
The targeted teenagers attended Jockey Hollow Middle School.
Instagram adds safety features that aim to protect minors
New security features limit how adults can contact and search for young people using the app, and will prompt teens to be cautious about who they re talking to. Author: Douglas Jones Updated: 6:14 PM EDT March 16, 2021
It s going to be harder for adults to send messages to minors on Instagram after the platform announced a number of safety features meant to add some hurdles and warnings to protect teenagers who are eligible to use the app.
Instagram s Head of Global Policy Programs Carolyn Merrell said the company has launched a slate of tools aimed at protecting teenagers.
Instagram taking steps to protect teens from unwanted interaction with adults
Instagram protecting teens By CBS | March 16, 2021 at 4:54 PM MST - Updated March 16 at 4:54 PM
NEW YORK (KOLD News 13) - Instagram is taking steps to protect teenagers from unwanted interactions with adults. The popular social media company announced it will use artificial intelligence to restrict adults from messaging teenagers, if they don’t follow each other.
“We’re looking at machine learning to look at the behavioral signals of how old someone is,” says Instagram Head of Global Public Policy Programs Carolyn Merrell.
Instagram will also use prompts to encourage teens to be cautious, and make it harder for adults to find and follow them.
Instagram taking steps to protect teens on app
Published: March 16, 2021 5:28 PM EDT
Updated: March 16, 2021 6:16 PM EDT
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Instagram is changing the way teens can message users they don’t know or follow in order to help keep them safe.
The social media app is taking steps to protect teens from unwanted interactions with adults. It announced it will use artificial intelligence to restrict adults from messaging teens if they don’t follow each other.
“We’re looking at machine learning to look at the behavioral signals of how old someone is,” said Carolyn Merrell, head of Global Public Policy Programs at Instagram.
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