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Why Instagram wants to be more like TV

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Instagram is starting to look more like TV, a move that might make some parents happy but ultimately proves that tech companies are getting closer to total victory in their campaign to capture as much of our attention as possible. The company just announced a new default content setting for Teen Accounts that promises to show teen users only content that’s “similar to what they’d see in a PG-13 movie.” (There are also new settings that serve rough equivalents of PG- and R-rated content to teens, although parents have to approve the change.) On top of that, Instagram is exploring the...

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