Meta knew Instagram targeted minors

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Meta’s panic about ‘groomers’ targeting minors on Instagram surfaces at FTC antitrust trial

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta knew Instagram was steering underage users toward online creeps and other harmful content.

The little-noticed trove included emails exchanged between Zuckerberg , Systrom and other top Meta executives.

In the report, Instagram researchers found that nearly 2 million accounts operated by minors had been recommended to “groomers” a term referring to adult sickos who target kids for sexual purposes.

Documents reveal Meta 's internal response to its “groomer’s problem and other safety issues.

It's unclear if the documents will move the needle in the FTC antitrust case.

The case is expected to come down to whether Boasberg agrees with the FTC 's attempt to define Meta has dominant over social media apps built on friends-and-family connections.

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