body image and Facebook

[dianeseattle]

The Facebook Files, Part 2: 'We Make Body Image Issues Worse' - The Journal. - WSJ Podcasts

In the second episode in our investigative series, we turn to research that Facebook has kept private: its internal studies on the effects of Instagram, one of its core products, on teen mental health. WSJ's Georgia Wells details the company's findings, which show that Instagram can be harmful...

www.wsj.com

 

[KarenWV]

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The Facebook Files, Part 2: 'We Make Body Image Issues Worse' - The Journal. - WSJ Podcasts

In the second episode in our investigative series, we turn to research that Facebook has kept private: its internal studies on the effects of Instagram, one of its core products, on teen mental health. WSJ's Georgia Wells details the company's findings, which show that Instagram can be harmful...

www.wsj.com

I thank the Dear Lord that I am not growing up or raising teens in this toxic online environment.

 

[missyinacage]

Right? It's really sad that we've mostly wasted the potential of the internet to use it as a tool to sow discontent, abuse people and steal their information. It might make me out of the loop, but I got rid of all my social media over a year ago. It makes me feel like a dinosaur but it really has been great for my stress levels. I had no idea I knew so many stupid people, and I'd like to keep it that way lmao