UK probes Meta over safety risks of Instagram Instants feature

Oct 6 : Britain's regulator said on Tuesday it has opened an investigation into whether Meta Platforms breached UK online safety laws by failing to properly assess risks posed by its Instagram Instants feature before launching it in May.Instants allows content shared by users in social media platform Instagr

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UK probes Meta over safety risks of Instagram Instants feature

Oct 6 : Britain's regulator said on Tuesday it has opened an investigation into whether Meta Platforms breached UK online safety laws by failing to properly assess risks posed by its Instagram Instants feature before launching it in May.

Instants allows content shared by users in social media platform Instagram to disappear after being viewed.

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