In other news, Instagram, a Facebook-owned photo-sharing site, will implement additional safeguards to steer teens away from harmful content and encourage them to "take a vacation" from the platform. On CNN's State of the Union, Facebook's vice president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, discussed the new upcoming measures.
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Speaking to the media, Clegg said that they are going to introduce something that they believe will make a significant difference, which is that if our systems detect that a teenager is viewing the same content repeatedly. It's content that may not be conducive to their well-being; we will nudge them to view other content. He also noted that the firm is halting preparations for Instagram Kids and is providing parents with optional options to oversee their adolescent children. There is also a "Take a Break" button "feature that encourages adolescents to take a break from Instagram.