Motion Picture Association sent a notice to Meta, ordering it to stop using the MPA's PG-13 movie rating to describe Instagram's framework for its new teen settings in the app. The trade group called Instagram's use of the PG-13 moniker “literally false and highly misleading.”
The Motion Picture Association has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Meta, objecting to the social media platform’s use of filters inspired by the PG-13 movie rating system for content moderation on Instagram for users under 18.
The Motion Picture Association is asking Meta to stop referring to content shown to teen accounts on Instagram as “guided by PG-13 ratings,” saying it is misleading and could erode trust in its movie ratings system.
The Motion Picture Association said it's "false and misleading" to say Meta's Teen Account content settings are “generally aligned with movie ratings."
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