“Instagram’s Baby Steps Fall Short”: Adam Mosseri’s Latest Safety Features May Not Satisfy Congress

Ahead of what will likely be a tense visit to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, announced a suite of “new tools” meant to offset the dangers his platform poses to teenage users. Previously, he’d been somewhat blasé about those hazards, likening social media to the automobile. But after the Wall Street Journal’s “Facebook Files” series triggered a fresh round of scrutiny into the company, including from the lawmakers he’s facing Wednesday, Mosseri was compelled to take at least some steps to address Instagram’s issues. But like other efforts by Instagram and Facebook to get critics… Read Full Article