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Critics say that Meta has often caused serious psychological harm to younger users by exposing them to a variety of toxic and inappropriate content. Eating disorders, depression and even suicide have all been blamed on the company’s algorithms, and the calls to reform those algorithms have grown so loud lately that it’s apparently become impossible to ignore. Nobody’s Really Watching ReelsThe social media giant announced Tuesday new changes to its content filtering system, the likes of which are designed to steer younger…

Meta is releasing a series of new tools and insights offering everyday users one of the clearest looks yet into how various AI systems serve and recommend stuff on Facebook and Instagram. Users can now read through 22 different “system cards” which provide more clarity on the types of AI systems used in different sections of the apps and the types of user data they rely on to function. The expansive system cards offer the general public some of the bestinsight to date on how Meta’s models work and come following years of…

Photo: Jeff Chiu (AP)A personal injury lawsuit filed in California federal court on Monday alleges Instagram’s parent company Meta purposely crafted products to addict young users, steering one 11-year-old girl down a years-long path of physical and psychological harm.The case, brought by the Social Media Victims Law Center on behalf of now-19-year-old Alexis Spence, asserts Instagram “consistently and knowingly” targeted its product at young children while at the same time ignoring warnings internally about its worsening…