Facebook's own research found Instagram makes body image issues worse for 1 in 3 teen girls — and they hid it — documented evidence
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Frances Haugen, a Facebook data scientist, leaked tens of thousands of internal documents to the SEC and Wall Street Journal in September 2021. The documents revealed Facebook's own research showed 13.5% of teen girls said Instagram worsened suicidal thoughts, 17% said it contributed to eating disorders, and 32% said it made body image issues worse. Facebook had studied these effects since at least 2019 but continued to publicly downplay the harm. Haugen testified before Congress that Facebook chose 'profits over safety.'

Facebook's own research found Instagram makes body image issues worse for 1 in 3 teen girls — and they hid it

TECH·September 13, 2021·By Frances Haugen (Facebook)·4.5K upvotes·141 comments
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Facebook knows Instagram is toxic for teenagers, especially girls. Their own internal research proves it causes depression, anxiety, and eating disorders — and they buried the findings.
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