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Meta users survey found 19% of young teens on Instagram report seeing unwanted nude images

Meta survey shows 19% of teens aged 13 to 15 encountered unwanted sexual content on Instagram, with most explicit images shared via private messages, court documents reveal.

  • Nearly 19% of Instagram users aged 13 to 15 reported seeing unwanted nudity or sexual images on the platform, based on a 2021 Meta survey referenced in statements by Instagram head Adam Mosseri in 2025.
  • Meta plans to remove images and videos containing nudity or explicit sexual activity for teen users, with exceptions for medical and educational content, including AI-generated content.
  • About 8% of users aged 13 to 15 reported seeing someone harm themselves or threaten self-harm on Instagram, with most explicit images shared via private messages according to Mosseri's statements.
  • Meta must balance privacy concerns with content review because many users do not want their messages read, as noted by Adam Mosseri.
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Document is part of a federal process in California and includes traces of a March 2025 deposit of the head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri

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Meta users survey found 19% of young teens on Instagram report seeing unwanted nude images

Nearly 1 in 5 users aged 13 to 15 told Meta that they saw “nudity or sexual images on Instagram” that they didn’t want to view, according to a court filing.

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, February 23, 2026.
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