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Meta, which owns Instagram, says it has strengthened its content policies. Instagram, a platform owned by Meta (formerly Facebook), has become a focal point in discussions about online safety due to troubling incidents of girls being targeted by predatory adults. In recent years, Meta has updated its policies to assure users of Instagram that it is serious in tackling such issues.

But a new report in Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has highlighted that 92 per cent followers of a preteen girl in the US are grown men. The school student has not been identified, but the report says her photos are being traded in dark web groups and channels on encrypted messaging apps like Telegram. The WSJ report says the girl started her Instagram channel after being encouraged by her mother.



The aspiring dancer wanted to become an influencer. The girl was able to connect with other young influencers when she launched the page three years ago. This allowed her to get modelling assignments and freebies from major designer brands.

She also saved $20,000 thanks to generous donations and other perks. But the Instagram's algorithms steered men with deviant sexual attraction to the girl's page, and it was flooded with unwanted comments. "If you want to be an influencer and work with brands and get paid, and it all works with how many people like and engage with your post, you have to accept it," the girl's mother told WSJ.

The follower count of the girl's page grew to more than 100,000 within a year, afte.

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