"Instagrammers: Go to bed" – new feature warns young people

Camera & Image has previously written quite a bit about mental health issues linked to social media, including cyberbullying, constant demands for feedback and the pursuit of both followers and likes. At the same time, Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, has been criticised for not doing enough. 

However, Meta has now announced that it has addressed the issue with young people skipping sleep in favour of social media: a new feature for those using Instagram will show a message every ten minutes in the evening suggesting that it's time to put down the phone and go to bed.

If you don't feel targeted, you can take the opportunity to visit Kamera & Bild on Instagram, Threads, Twitter or Facebook – but there's a risk of very interesting reading, so make sure not to stay up too late!