The UK's Ofcom is investigating Meta's Instagram Instants feature for potential safety risks.

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The UK's Ofcom is investigating Meta over the safety risks of Instagram Instants, a feature launched in May. Meta claims it informed Ofcom about the feature multiple times. This probe highlights regulatory concerns about social media platforms' impact on user safety.

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Parent: Public SafetyEntity: Instagram InstantsImpact: negativeDate: Oct 6, 2026Target: Safety risks of Instagram Instants

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The UK's Ofcom opens an OSA probe into Meta over Instagram Instants, launched in May; Meta says it "briefed Ofcom about this feature on a number of occasions" (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/uk-probes-meta-over-safety-risks-of-instagram-instants-feature-2026-10-06/
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