BBC One spotlights student opinions on Meta’s new Instagram safety alerts

Yesterday, a BBC film crew interviewed Capital City College (CCC) students to discuss upcoming rules being rolled out by Meta about young people’s use of Instagram.

Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is due to introduce suicide alerts, notifying parents on their phones if their children are accessing content on Instagram related to suicide and self-harm.

While this subject is proving divisive among members of the public, the BBC was curious to hear from young people to learn their thoughts.

Five Front-of-House students studying hospitality from our Westminster campus sat down with the film crew to talk about it.

Tyler, a second-year student said: “I think it’s a really good idea because protecting the children should be a number one priority for all companies.”

Bea, a fellow student disagreed: “But also at the same time, it could also be really invasive for the child who might not want their parents to know about this.”

Scott added: “I am giving consent for them to see what I’ve been watching, but for it to go on behind my back… I’d feel a bit uncomfortable.”

The clip aired on BBC One during the six o’clock news programme and again at ten that evening.

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