Sen Marsha Blackburn (R-Ten.) And Sen Richard BlueMeMMT (D-Con) on Friday urged Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to abolish their new map features on Instagram.
One in LetterEarlier obtained NBC NewsBilanted MPs argued that New equipmentWhich shares the last active location of Instagram users with followers, can put children in danger.
“Over the years, we have played an alarm about sharing real -time space on social media platforms – especially when it comes to young users – and we again urge you that you were written by the senators, including pedophiles and traffic instead of applying your location online for potentially dangerous persons for children.”
The hill has reached Meta for comment.
As per the release of August 6 from Meta, users should choose to use the tool and can come out at any time. They can also choose which followers can see their places.
Parents who are overseeing their child’s account can also control the location settings and if the child changes it then a notification will be received.
But the Congress pair on Friday cited the examples of some consumers that their location was shared without consent.
The senators said, “This joint is a cause of special concern for us when it comes to children and adolescents who are active on Instagram,” the senators said.
Instagram Head Adam Mosari on Thursday Said The company is working to release design reforms “as soon as possible.”
Both Blackburn and Bluestle have long expressed concern over child safety on meta social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook.
In April, senators wrote One letter To warn the company that “the company is failing to protect younger users from sexually discussed sexually discussed with a new class of AI-operated digital chatbots.”
Blackburn and Bluestle also sponsored Baby online security act Last year, which passed the Senate in the last summer. This house did not pass, and they Restart Law in May.
The senators wrote in Friday’s letter, “We urge you to leave the Map feature of Instagram immediately and instead do a meaningful security institution for online children.”
