Instagram is like a digital cigarette and box of chocolates that ‘encourages gluttony.’ How do you fix that?

Fortune•Wed, Aug 26, 2026, 07:00 AM•2 min read

“The algorithms change the whole nature of it, and that’s where my chocolate metaphor went awry,” safety advocate Larry Magid told Fortune.

Source: [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/08/26/meta-instagram-child-safety-trial-addictive-features/)

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