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Instagram’s new teen safety features still fall short, critics say

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Instagram and Facebook have unveiled further limits on what teens can see on the apps, a move their parent company Meta says will reduce the amount of potentially harmful content young people encounter.

Already, teens could opt to have Instagram’s algorithm recommend less “sensitive content” – which includes bare bodies, violence, drugs, firearms, weight-loss content and discussions of self-harm. Now,

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