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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Isabel Keane

Meta forced to apologize after teacher’s account is banned for ‘child sexual exploitation’

Social media giant Meta was forced to apologize to a Canadian teacher who lost her Instagram account after they falsely accused her of sharing material depicting “child sexual exploitation, abuse and nudity,” according to a report.

It took high school history teacher Megan Conte several days just to get in touch with an actual human at Meta to try and make her case – but her account still wasn’t reinstated.

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