Internal Facebook research leaked by whistleblower Frances Haugen and published by the Wall Street Journal showed: '32% of teen girls said when they felt bad about their bodies, Instagram made them feel worse' and 'We make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls.' Among teens with suicidal thoughts, 13% of UK users and 6% of US users traced it to Instagram. Facebook never made this research public and gave misleading responses to congressional inquiries.
Facebook's own research showed Instagram is toxic for teen girls, but the company hid the findings
βInstagram is destroying teenage girls' mental health and Facebook knows it but hides the evidence to protect their profits.β
π The Receipts
βοΈ The Record, Side by Side
What they said vs. what the evidence shows
βThe research is being used to paint a misleading picture. Instagram's effects on well-being are nuanced.β
β Facebook VP of Global Affairs Nick Clegg Β· Sep 2021
π They Laughed At Us
βThe research is being used to paint a misleading picture. Instagram's effects on well-being are nuanced.β
β³ The Vindication Timeline
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