41 states sue Meta alleging that Instagram and Facebook is harmful, addictive for kids

 Lawsuit against Meta: States say Facebook, Instagram harms teens, kids (usatoday.com)

Senators grill Instagram CEO and raise concerns about app's negative impact on teens

On Capitol Hill, Instagram is in the hot seat after recent research showing social media’s negative impact on teens.

On Wednesday, Instagram’s CEO announced what the company is doing to better protect teens on its platform, including a new “take a break” feature and more parental controls. But several lawmakers say that’s not enough.

“We should have a federal privacy law,” said U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. “How could we have this great change in our economy and not even have a privacy law for people for their stuff online?”

 https://wjla.com/news/local/senator-amy-klobuchar-marsha-blackburn-richard-blumenthal-grill-instagram-ceo-raise-concerns-apps-negative-impact-teens?fbclid=IwAR0HyhXWgZSgroZ4DWak6N6mkcSX2sXXyEWEEd8ZzIVuJYD76etiK1BSZrc

Councilmember Craig Rice Promotes Contest that Requires MCPS Middle School Students To Be On Instagram. Instagram says Users should be 13 or older.

Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice has posted a promotion for a Competition for MCPS students that requires entries into the Competition to post on Instagram.

The Competition is for MCPS middle and high school students.  However, Instagram requires users to be at least 13 years old.  Middle School students can be from 10 to 14 years old.  Most middle school students will not be old enough to be on Instagram.  Note the $10,000 in awards and prizes to lure in the students. 

From Instagram:  

 

https://about.instagram.com/blog/announcements/continuing-to-make-instagram-safer-for-the-youngest-members-of-our-community

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This cult teen brand is quitting social media amid growing safety concerns

New York (CNN Business)Trendy soaps brand Lush Cosmetics is quitting Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat on Friday in a radical move to draw attention to how those platforms are damaging people's mental health.

The company said Monday that its accounts will be deactivated on Nov. 26, the day after Thanksgiving, when most other brands and retailers kick their social media activity into high gear to win over holiday gift shoppers.

Lush, which has more than 900 stores worldwide, including 240 across the United States and Canada, said it will remain off those social media channels globally until the platforms ensure a safer environment for their users...

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/22/tech/lush-quits-social-media/index.html?utm_campaign=rtb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew&fbclid=IwAR0WBWUzvfB88sbkGBpqYl6evHdylG0mbxV7XSQMnN0DbgmJbr2UWXuMQgg

Baltimore County teacher faces discipline over social media post

A teacher at Deer Park Elementary School in Baltimore County faces disciplinary action after she posted a picture of herself with a class of students on school grounds and described them using an expletive, a county schools spokesman said Tuesday...

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/blog/bs-md-co-teacher-instagram-20161004-story.html