Instagram teen accounts still show suicide content, study finds
Instagram teen accounts still show suicide content, study finds
A study found 30 out of 47 Instagram safety tools for teens were “substantially ineffective or no longer exist”.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article presents a study's findings on the ineffectiveness of Instagram's safety tools for teens regarding suicide content. While the general issue of harmful content on Instagram is supported by other sources, the specific claim about the number of ineffective tools (30 out of 47) lacks direct verification from the provided sources. The article exhibits moderate bias by focusing on negative aspects without presenting a balanced view of Instagram's efforts.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: A study found 30 out of 47 Instagram safety tools for teens were 'substantially ineffective or no longer exist'.
- Assessment: Unverified. None of the provided sources directly confirm this specific number or the study's methodology. While sources 2 and 5 generally support the idea that harmful content persists, they don't quantify the ineffectiveness of specific tools in this way.
- Claim: Instagram teen accounts still show suicide content.
- Verification Source #2: The Guardian article indicates that Instagram is actively helping the spread of self-harm among teenagers, suggesting the presence of such content.
- Verification Source #4: AddictionCenter.com mentions private Instagram accounts with suicidal themes.
- Verification Source #5: The Molly Rose Foundation states that suicide and self-harm content is still recommended by Instagram's algorithms.
- Assessment: Supported. Multiple sources (2, 4, and 5) confirm the presence of suicide and self-harm content on Instagram, particularly for teen accounts.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 2: 'Instagram actively helping to spread of self-harm among teenagers'
- Source 5: 'Suicide and self-harm content still recommended 'at industrial scale'