“Meta Failed To Protect Instagram’s Child Models From Pedophiles”

By Ryan | July 15, 2022 |

I was meeting with Giovanna, my previous intern at Shape, and she shared with me a TikTok video of a woman discussing “parent ran Instagram accounts” for children as young as four. Then I stumbled upon an article from Forbes where they exposed over a dozen Instagram accounts with over half a million followers sexualizing child and teenage models. 

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New Resource: App Guide – Instagram

By Ryan | October 18, 2019
Social Posting

I’m excited to share a new resource! I’ve been working on this App Resource Guide for adults since December of last year. I’m kicking this resource off by sharing information about Instagram.

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Man Accused of ‘Digitally Kidnapping’ 4-Year-Old on Facebook

By Ryan | July 27, 2015

This is a story of a mom who discovered her daughters picture being used by a random man on Facebook claiming that it was his daughter. It’s a interesting read that may make you think twice before posting your child’s picture on social media. In reality, trying to avoid positing your child’s picture on social…

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A Teenager’s View on Social Media

By Ryan | June 9, 2015

“In my role I have to interpret teen behavior related to social media and present it to an audience. But I really enjoy listening to teens discuss social media from their perspective. Here is an excellent blog post from a college aged teen articulating teen views on social media. ~ Ryan” + A Teenager’s View…

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