Instagram to introduce new features to nudge teams away from harmful content | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Instagram will introduce new measures to nudge teenagers away from harmful content and encourage them to “take a break,” from the platform, Facebook vice president of global affairs Nick Clegg said on Sunday. Clegg made the remarks on CNN’s State of the Union show less than a week after whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before Congress about internal research that showed Instagram can have a negative effect on the mental health of young people.
“We’re going to introduce something which I think will make a considerable difference, which is where our systems