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AI IS ALL OVER YOUR TEEN'S SOCIAL MEDIA. BUT IS IT SAFE?
Back in 2024, I wrote about Snapchat having their My AI chatbot at the top of every user's chat feed, with no way to opt out except by paying for Snapchat Plus. No joke. And even then, Snapchat+ only lets users unpin it from that location, thereby hiding it rather than removing it.
Instagram also has an AI chatbot for all Instagram accounts. There’s no opt-in, it’s just automatically there.
And if you have followed the recent lawsuit against Meta, you may have heard about Meta’s internal documents revealing that their policies allowed minors to be served romantic and sexual content by their AI systems. When AI chatbots acted in this way, they created more engagement.
When companies are not only failing to make their platforms safe but also actively serving this type of content to kids, that is horrifying.
In today's blog, I’m looking at the AI features embedded in Snap and Instagram and sharing some concerns I have about them.
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