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Shruti Dasgupta
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In the ever-expanding landscape of social media platforms, meta-owned Instagram stands out as a captivating digital kaleidoscope. Instagram, currently owned by Meta, was launched in 2010 and has since evolved into a global phenomenon. Currently, meta-owned Instagram has approximately 1.6 billion users globally and 180 million users in India. There are a minimum of 500 million daily active users that access the Instagram app globally. The annual revenue of this visual-driven content application software was $50 billion in 2022.
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Recent research proves that the Meta-owned Instagram platform has become a hotspot for deviant minds to connect with each other, form communities, and share pedophile content. The platform’s new algorithm promotes pedophiliac networks, abusive content tags and questionable usernames. These tags then lead people of pedophile tendency to connect to similar groups that encourage child sexual abuse. The users and their parents or guardians are in an uproar about the issue.
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Instagram has consistently evolved into a global phenomenon. It offers a unique blend of artistic expression, personal connections, and brand promotion. Instagram allows users to share and discover a myriad of images and videos. Users share stunning landscapes and mouthwatering culinary creations to exquisite art and inspiring fashion trends. Instagram also began the filter revolution. An array of filters, editing tools, and features empowers Instagram users to unleash their creativity.
Additionally, Instagram has emerged as a powerful platform for businesses to promote their products and services via influencers. Instagram influencers create visually appealing content and use strategic marketing techniques. Brands and corporations are able to connect with a massive audience, boost brand awareness, and drive sales.
However, social media’s disadvantages reflect in the use of the Instagram platform as well. A primary concern that surrounds Instagram is its potential to promote unrealistic beauty standards and foster a culture of comparison. Carefully curated profiles and filtered images can distort reality, leading to feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem among users, particularly impressionable young individuals. Cyberbullying, hate speech, and trolling through Instagram are a common cause of depression in teens and adults. The addictive nature of the social validation achieved through Instagram impacts the user’s mental health, relationships, and productivity.
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Instagram’s open nature poses risks for its underage users. The platform’s accessibility and ease of connecting with strangers exposes young users to potential dangers, like online grooming, inappropriate content, or privacy breaches. Instagram Algorithm 2022’s version used a simple chorological method. It displayed the posts based on the order of their creation. Instagram Algorithm 2023 is a highly sophisticated system that determines which content to display to individual users based on their likes, dislikes, shares, and searches. Thus, Instagram personalized content was curated to individual user’s preferences.
While the platform celebrated its new program, the child predators crawled out of their hibernation used this algorithm to search for minors and child sexual abuse content. Research shows that the algorithm allowed a large number of pedophiles to connect with each other safely on Instagram. Heinous tags; like pedowhore, preteensex, pedobait, incest toddlers, etc., was promoted by the algorithm to pedophiles based on their individual preferences. Furthermore, the platform also allowed child abusers to gain access to minors and their Instagram feed. The platform allowed these deviants communities to solicit or trade child pornographic content via the comments section and Instagram communities.
While Instagram algorithms aim to enhance user experiences, there are also some major concerns associated with them. The impact of Instagram algorithms on younger users and its abnormal usage by child sexual abusers deserves special attention. 18.5% of Instagram users are minors. The abuse of the platform by pedophiles and the potential damage it may have already inflicted on the mental health and self-esteem of minors is immeasurable.
While the programming team of Instagram scrambles to fix the 2023 algorithm, it is essential for the platform to bring in correct censorship initiatives. Moreover, the app must strike a balance between personalization and promoting diverse perspectives, and to also provide adequate safeguards for the well-being of its users, particularly underage children.
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Recent research proves that the Meta-owned Instagram platform has become a hotspot for deviant minds to connect with each other, form communities, and share pedophile content. The platform’s new algorithm promotes pedophiliac networks, abusive content tags and questionable usernames. These tags then lead people of pedophile tendency to connect to similar groups that encourage child sexual abuse. The users and their parents or guardians are in an uproar about the issue.
Instagram : Advantages and Disadvantages
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Instagram has consistently evolved into a global phenomenon. It offers a unique blend of artistic expression, personal connections, and brand promotion. Instagram allows users to share and discover a myriad of images and videos. Users share stunning landscapes and mouthwatering culinary creations to exquisite art and inspiring fashion trends. Instagram also began the filter revolution. An array of filters, editing tools, and features empowers Instagram users to unleash their creativity.
Additionally, Instagram has emerged as a powerful platform for businesses to promote their products and services via influencers. Instagram influencers create visually appealing content and use strategic marketing techniques. Brands and corporations are able to connect with a massive audience, boost brand awareness, and drive sales.
However, social media’s disadvantages reflect in the use of the Instagram platform as well. A primary concern that surrounds Instagram is its potential to promote unrealistic beauty standards and foster a culture of comparison. Carefully curated profiles and filtered images can distort reality, leading to feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem among users, particularly impressionable young individuals. Cyberbullying, hate speech, and trolling through Instagram are a common cause of depression in teens and adults. The addictive nature of the social validation achieved through Instagram impacts the user’s mental health, relationships, and productivity.
Meta-owned Instagram’s Algorithm and Pedophilia
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Instagram’s open nature poses risks for its underage users. The platform’s accessibility and ease of connecting with strangers exposes young users to potential dangers, like online grooming, inappropriate content, or privacy breaches. Instagram Algorithm 2022’s version used a simple chorological method. It displayed the posts based on the order of their creation. Instagram Algorithm 2023 is a highly sophisticated system that determines which content to display to individual users based on their likes, dislikes, shares, and searches. Thus, Instagram personalized content was curated to individual user’s preferences.
While the platform celebrated its new program, the child predators crawled out of their hibernation used this algorithm to search for minors and child sexual abuse content. Research shows that the algorithm allowed a large number of pedophiles to connect with each other safely on Instagram. Heinous tags; like pedowhore, preteensex, pedobait, incest toddlers, etc., was promoted by the algorithm to pedophiles based on their individual preferences. Furthermore, the platform also allowed child abusers to gain access to minors and their Instagram feed. The platform allowed these deviants communities to solicit or trade child pornographic content via the comments section and Instagram communities.
Conclusion
While Instagram algorithms aim to enhance user experiences, there are also some major concerns associated with them. The impact of Instagram algorithms on younger users and its abnormal usage by child sexual abusers deserves special attention. 18.5% of Instagram users are minors. The abuse of the platform by pedophiles and the potential damage it may have already inflicted on the mental health and self-esteem of minors is immeasurable.
While the programming team of Instagram scrambles to fix the 2023 algorithm, it is essential for the platform to bring in correct censorship initiatives. Moreover, the app must strike a balance between personalization and promoting diverse perspectives, and to also provide adequate safeguards for the well-being of its users, particularly underage children.
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