To think Instagram needs to change?

[FuckItPassMeTheWine]

I have a 13 year old niece who is your typical lovely , excitable impressionable teen , she is on Instagram but some of the things she shows me that appear on her explore page are really nothing short of porn. She follows a couple of gym type accounts that are fine but then "suggested similar accounts " pop up which are not so fine and show pictures of naked women , these accounts are open , not locked and anyone can see the content.

I reported the one picture she shown me for nudity and Instagram come back with the standard "this isn't nudity and doesn't breach our guidelines" crap.

I really worry that by exposing 13 year olds to these images it sets the wheels in motion for body conscious issues and also could make a young girl think that uploading images if her own nakedness to a web full of strangers is "no big deal". I've attached the Instagram image so you can judge for yourselves . 💁🏻

Anyone else feel like this or just me?

@FuckItPassMeTheWine of course predatory adults shouldn't be messaging youngsters. But this service is not designed for children. And parents once again a shirking their responsibility and saying that someone else should do their job for them.

And it's quite simple. Like snapchat it has disappearing messages. What I would do is this. If you don't want your child to be open to this don't let them have an insta account.

As a pp has already it isn't just Instagram that can be a problem for children.
ALL social media can be an issue, especially if they can view public content and communicate with people they don't know. Just like in real life - not everyone is who they make out to be.

I reported a video on Facebook that a "friend" had shared, 2 men getting their heads cut off with a chainsaw. I didn't watch it to find out, the thumbnail was the first man with saw almost through his neck. Vile.
Facebook sent me the same response about it not breaching their community guidelines. I had to delete the friend instead. Facebook is apparently suitable from age 13 but no way in hell would I allow my 13 year old child on it.