WSJ: Instagram Algorithm Connects Young Female “Influencers” with Predatory Men
This story is incredibly disturbing, but what I find more unsettling is the mother's response: “You have to accept it.”
A Midwestern mom started an Instagram account for her preteen daughter to share dance photos, but it quickly attracted adult male followers.
Despite the disturbing trend of inappropriate comments and messages from men, the mom continued to manage the account to help her daughter pursue her “influencer dreams,” believing it could help pay for college and bring them closer together.
“If you want to be an influencer and work with brands and get paid, you have to work with the algorithm, and it all works with how many people like and engage with your post. You have to accept it.” – Mother of influencer
Instagram’s algorithm exacerbates the problem by recommending child accounts and sexual content to users who show interest in children — at the same time, young girls’ photos are traded and fetishized on encrypted messaging apps.
https://x.com/ungathegreat/status/1802152132465791315
@UngaTheGreat
This story is incredibly disturbing, but what I find more unsettling is the mother's response: “You have to accept it.”
A Midwestern mom started an Instagram account for her preteen daughter to share dance photos, but it quickly attracted adult male followers.
Despite the disturbing trend of inappropriate comments and messages from men, the mom continued to manage the account to help her daughter pursue her “influencer dreams,” believing it could help pay for college and bring them closer together.
“If you want to be an influencer and work with brands and get paid, you have to work with the algorithm, and it all works with how many people like and engage with your post. You have to accept it.” – Mother of influencer
Instagram’s algorithm exacerbates the problem by recommending child accounts and sexual content to users who show interest in children — at the same time, young girls’ photos are traded and fetishized on encrypted messaging apps.
https://x.com/ungathegreat/status/1802152132465791315
@UngaTheGreat