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UK probes Meta over safety risks of Instagram Instants feature

UK probes Meta over safety risks of Instagram Instants feature
Channel News Asia Tuesday 06 October 2026, 07:58 UTC 1 min read
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UK probes Meta over safety risks of Instagram Instants feature Oct 6 : Britain's regulator said on Tuesday it has opened an investigation into whether Meta Platforms breached UK online safety laws by failing to properly assess risks posed by its Instagram Instants feature before launching it in May. Instants allows content shared by users in social media platform Instagram to disappear after being viewed.

UK probes Meta over safety risks of Instagram Instants feature Oct 6 : Britain's regulator said on Tuesday it has opened an investigation into whether Meta Platforms breached UK online safety laws by failing to properly assess risks posed by its Instagram Instants feature before launching it in May. Instants allows content shared by users in social media platform Instagram to disappear after being viewed. Source: Reuters
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