Incident 583: Instagram Algorithms Allegedly Promote Accounts Facilitating Child Sex Abuse Content
Description: An investigation disclosed that Instagram's recommendation algorithms are promoting accounts that facilitate and sell child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The study, conducted by The Wall Street Journal and researchers at Stanford University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, indicates that Instagram's algorithms not only allow for the discovery of such accounts through keyword searches but also actively recommend them to users within the network. The issue is especially concerning given Instagram's popularity among teenagers.
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Incident ID
583
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2023-06-07
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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cnbc.com · 2023
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Instagram's recommendation algorithms have been connecting and promoting accounts that facilitate and sell child sexual abuse content, according to an investigation published Wednesday.
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