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Senators too! We must end finstas! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGt1Ukg7q4Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGt1Ukg7q4Y
by calderarrow 5y ago
Senators too! We must end finstas! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGt1Ukg7q4Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGt1Ukg7q4Y
- mediumdeviation 5y agoSo that quote is actually taken out of context. The Senator knows that finstas are, and is using it to drive a different argument - that Instagram is incentivized to help teenagers bypass parental control https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/1/22704308/finsta-instagram-facebook-privacy-kids-safety-richard-blumenthal-blackburn https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/1/22704308/finsta-instagram... > “Finstas are fake Instagram accounts. Finstas are kids’ secret second accounts. Finstas often are intended to avoid parents’ oversight. Basically, Facebook depends on teens for growth,” Blumenthal said. “Facebook also knows that nearly every teen in the United States has an Instagram account; it can only add more users as fast as there are new 13-year-olds.”
- rory 5y agoEven with the added context, it's pretty clear he has a very limited grasp on how finstas work. It's reasonable to be concerned about that when he is demanding they be banned.