https://www.theinformation.com/articles/behind-instagram-head-adam-mosseris-mixed-record-on-youth-safety
Since taking over Instagram in 2018, Adam Mosseri has made it a priority to improve the safety of teenagers using the app. But behind the scenes, and under pressure to compete with TikTok, he hasn’t always followed through.
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has built a public reputation as someone who is concerned about the safety of young people on Instagram. During an appearance on CBS in 2019, he said user well-being was a “No. 1 priority.” At a Senate hearing in 2021, he described youth online safety as “critically important.” And when pressed about changes to Instagram, he has said Meta Platforms will make decisions that hurt the business if they are good for people’s well-being.
But behind the scenes, Mosseri hasn’t always followed through on that talk. Despite pressure from employees, Instagram under his oversight didn’t implement some safety tools as default settings, including one that hides certain offensive words, said two former employees who were involved in discussions of the feature.
