The new upcoming measures were discussed by Facebook‘s vice
president of global affairs Nick Clegg during CNN’s State of the Union show
less than a week after former employee Frances Haugen testified before the
Congress about internal Facebook 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 see that a teenagers is
looking at the same content over and over again, and it’s content which may not
be conducive to their well being, we will nudge them to look at other
content," Clegg told CNN.
He further said that the company is pausing plans for
Instagram Kids and is giving parents optional controls to supervise teens.
Further, there is a “Take a Break" feature that will prompt teens to
simply take a break from using Instagram.
Clegg didn’t give a timeline for when the feature is
expected to roll out. In a response to a query from The Verge, a Facebook
spokesperson said that the features are not being tested yet but will start
soon.
When asked about Facebook’s algorithm amplifying or
spreading pro-insurrection voices ahead of the January 6 US Capitol building
riot, Clegg said he couldn’t give a yes or a no answer to the question.
Clegg said that Facebook’s algorithms “should be held to
account, if necessary, by regulation so that people can match what our systems
say they’re supposed to do from what actually happens.”
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