Subject: Re: Instagram and Meta knew
It is part of their TOS. The issue is that the behavior described in the Times article isn't "knowingly trafficking their child." Parents posting pictures of their kids is permissible under the ToS - in fact, I suspect that literally millions of parents do that all the time. What's squicky about the instances described in the Times article are the interactions and discussions and transactions surrounding that content - but again, nothing illegal or "trafficking" about them, and probably nothing that violates the ToS.

They're enabling chats with minors and selling their clothes, plus facilitating other transactions on what sounds like a gross version of Only Fans. Plus there's what the adults are saying to the kids, which is actionable in and of itself...

Right - and conservatives have been complaining that they shouldn't be doing this for years.

Censoring valid political commentary, yes. Trafficking kids? Heck no.

Do you agree with that position?

I would rather they not censor valid speech. However, as we've seen, the tech companies are very willing to put their thumbs on the scales so as to advance a particular political worldview.

A few years ago I would have said, "Fine, go make another platform". But Apple and others conspired to kill Parlor* so there needs to be some action taken.


(some will jump in here with irrelevant factoids about it, and in so doing miss the point completely).