“In public, Facebook has consistently played down the app’s negative effects on teens, and hasn’t made its research public or available to academics or lawmakers who have asked for it.”
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“'We make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls,' said one slide from 2019, summarizing research about teen girls who experience the issues.”
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“'Teens blame Instagram for increases in the rate of anxiety and depression,' said another slide.
'This reaction was unprompted and consistent across all groups.'”
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'This reaction was unprompted and consistent across all groups.'”
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“Among teens who reported suicidal thoughts, 13% of British users and 6% of American users traced the desire to kill themselves to Instagram, one presentation showed.”
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