Instagram says it will alert parents if their teen repeatedly searches for terms related to self-harm or suicide in the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia

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• MisterCurtis@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This means nothing if they don’t stop pushing an algorithm that has been proven time and time again to cause damage to mental health in the first place.

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  • Brewchin@lemmy.world ⁨58⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    Sure it does. It lets them smile and say, “We did tell you. But you chose to do nothing.” Probably even while you’re grieving at the recent of your child or loved one.

    As always, when it comes to the intersection of techbros, threats of legislation and society, this is about making their problems and decisions your responsibility. Politicians fall for it every time, because they love “personal responsibility” rhetoric, and Number Must Go Up continues as before.

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  • JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Hey, be nice to the big company. This policy of shooting an email doesn’t undermine the profitability their addictive money machine. Won’t you think of the shareholders Mister Curtis?

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• themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Why not recommend therapy? What if the cause is the parents?

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• AstralPath@lemmy.ca ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Just push them to darker parts of the internet why don’t cha?

  All this “for the kids” shit is directly at the expense of the kids.

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• atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  1. This means they had to verify my teenager is a kid. I don’t want it collecting information on my child.
  2. This means that they also have verified I’m the parent or legal guardian of said child meaning whether I use Instagram or not they are collecting information on me, and I don’t want that either.
  3. The algorithm for Instagram is a major direct contributor to suicidal ideation and this does nothing to fix that.

  No thank you. Burn it with fire.

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• Blueoaky@mander.xyz ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Wild take, given that Instagram is often the cause for the self-harm tendencies of teenagers.

  Honestly I don’t understand why this platforms exist in their form. We know that they are responsible for the suicide of teenagers. How much worse can it get?

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• HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  If only my wife would give this shit up. Been trying for years.

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• pHr34kY@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Insta will tell them do a flip.

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