Instagram Chief and Lawmakers Clash Over App’s Real World Harms
- Mosseri proposes new oversight body to create standards
- Senators say they’re unconvinced by Instagram’s new features
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The executive who runs Instagram and U.S. senators in a hearing on Wednesday presented radically different views about how the platform functions in society and impacts young users.
Members of the Senate Commerce consumer protection subcommittee asked Instagram’s Adam Mosseri about ads targeting young people, how the platform promotes inappropriate content and what legal options are available for users who suffered harm because of the social network. Mosseri pledged transparency, touted recent product changes and asked Congress to pass new regulations.