Social media ‘recommending graphic content to users as young as 13’

Social media ‘recommending graphic content to users as young as 13’

Social media apps (Peter Byrne/PA)

Social media accounts linked to children were “directly targeted” with graphic content within as little as 24 hours of being created, a new report into online safety says.

It says accounts created for the study based on real children in England as young as 13 were served content around eating disorders, self-harm and sexualised images.

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