{"id":49140,"date":"2021-10-02T00:49:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T19:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/cringeworthy-moment-us-senator-asks-instagram-to-shut-down-finsta-thinking-its-a-separate-company\/"},"modified":"2021-10-02T00:50:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T19:20:04","slug":"unnerving-moment-a-us-senator-requests-that-instagram-shut-down-finsta-thinking-its-a-separate-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/unnerving-moment-a-us-senator-requests-that-instagram-shut-down-finsta-thinking-its-a-separate-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Unnerving moment: A US senator requests that Instagram shut down \u2018finsta\u2019 &#8211; thinking it\u2019s a separate company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cringeworthy-moment-US-senator-asks-Instagram-to-shut-down-\u2018finsta.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<p>A US Senator found himself in the middle of an awkward misunderstanding after he wrongly assumed a \u2018finsta\u2019This was a separate service. <\/p>\n<p>During a hearing about Facebook\u2019s impact on mental health, Senator Richard Blumenthal asked the platform\u2019s global head of safety, Antigone Davis, whether they had any intention to \u201cend finsta\u201d \u2013 as though it was an additional service provided by Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>A \u2018finsta\u2019This slang term is used to refer to a group of words. \u2018fake\u2019And \u2018Insta\u2019A separate social media account that is only accessible to a small number of family and friends. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator, again let me explain\u201dDavis responded. \u201cWe don\u2019t actually, we don\u2019t actually do finsta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat finsta refers to is young people setting up accounts where they may want to have more privacy.\u201dDavis politely replied. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou refer to it as privacy from their parents. In my interactions from teens what I\u2019ve found is that they sometimes like to have an account where they can interact just with a smaller group of friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blumenthal refused to be impressed and kept pressing Davis despite her attempts to explain. <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/newsletters?itm_channel=native&amp;itm_campaign=footer&amp;itm_audience=prospecting&amp;itm_content=newsletters\"><u><strong>Sign up<\/strong><\/u><\/a><strong>\u00a0to our new free Indy100 weekly newsletter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinsta is one of your products or services\u201dHe said, <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not talking about Google or Apple, it\u2019s Facebook, correct?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Facebook\u2019s head of safety had to break it down even further and reiterated to the Senator: \u201cFinsta is slang for a type of account&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a product.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He made a shocking turn of events. <em>still<\/em>I was unable to grasp the concept so I asked: \u201cOK, will you end that type of account?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Naturally, social media went into panic mode after the exchange. One responded, \u201cFinsta is a service you offer, correct?\u201d You can\u2019t be serious my guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cY\u2019all better watch out, the republicans are coming for your finsta\u201dOne person laughed.<\/p>\n<p>Awkward <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A US Senator found himself in the middle of an awkward misunderstanding after he wrongly assumed a \u2018finsta\u2019This was a separate service. 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