“These applications could have been designed to minimize potential harm, but instead, a decision was made to aggressively addict adolescents in the name of corporate profits.”
-Attorney Andy Birchfield
#SocialMedia #Facebook #Meta #Instagram #Teens
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-08/meta-hit-with-8-suits-claiming-algorithms-hook-youth-ruin-lives
-Attorney Andy Birchfield
#SocialMedia #Facebook #Meta #Instagram #Teens
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-08/meta-hit-with-8-suits-claiming-algorithms-hook-youth-ruin-lives
Bloomberg.com
Meta Hit With 8 Suits Claiming Its Algorithms Hook Youth and Ruin Their Lives
Meta Platforms Inc. is now a leader in another social media trend -- lawsuits claiming the company built algorithms in its platforms that lure young people into destructive addiction.
"A tracking tool installed on many hospitals’ websites has been collecting patients’ sensitive health information—including details about their medical conditions, prescriptions, and doctor’s appointments—and sending it to Facebook."
When these journalists contacted the hospitals with their findings, the hospitals quickly removed the Meta trackers.
#Data #Meta #BigTech #Surveillance #MedicalSurveillance #Creepy
https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2022/06/16/facebook-is-receiving-sensitive-medical-information-from-hospital-websites
When these journalists contacted the hospitals with their findings, the hospitals quickly removed the Meta trackers.
#Data #Meta #BigTech #Surveillance #MedicalSurveillance #Creepy
https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2022/06/16/facebook-is-receiving-sensitive-medical-information-from-hospital-websites
themarkup.org
Facebook Is Receiving Sensitive Medical Information from Hospital Websites – The Markup
Experts say some hospitals’ use of an ad tracking tool may violate a federal law protecting health information
“Meta’s inherently dangerous algorithms and recommendation systems began recommending to [teenage girl] and connecting [her] with users, user groups, and content that provided her with tips and tricks on how to hide the fact that she was not eating.”
#Meta #Instagram #SocialMedia #SocialEngineering #MentalHealth
https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/instagram-knowingly-pushes-eating-disorder-content-to-teenage-girls-and-increases-suicide-attempts-federal-lawsuits-allege/
#Meta #Instagram #SocialMedia #SocialEngineering #MentalHealth
https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/instagram-knowingly-pushes-eating-disorder-content-to-teenage-girls-and-increases-suicide-attempts-federal-lawsuits-allege/
Law & Crime
Instagram 'Knowingly' Pushes Eating Disorder Content to Teenage Girls and Increases Suicide Attempts, Federal Lawsuits Allege
Two federal lawsuits accuse the social media giant Meta of causing and contributing to eating disorders and other mental health problems in teenage girls.
"Meta's head of people, Lori Goler, wrote in an internal forum that the new rules were effective immediately and that off-limit topics include abortion, the effectiveness of vaccines, and gun rights, as well as political issues, including civil movements and elections."
#Meta #Meta1984 #Censorship #MarkZuckerberg
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/meta-employees-reportedly-no-longer-155327008.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
#Meta #Meta1984 #Censorship #MarkZuckerberg
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/meta-employees-reportedly-no-longer-155327008.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
Yahoo
Meta employees can reportedly no longer discuss 'disruptive' topics like abortion, gun rights, and vaccines
Meta's head of people also said the company will no longer take a public stance on political issues unless the issue is "core" to Meta's business.
States sue #Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health
#SocialMedia #ChildrensHealth #ChildrensMentalHealth
https://apnews.com/article/instagram-facebook-children-teens-harms-lawsuit-attorney-general-1805492a38f7cee111cbb865cc786c28
#SocialMedia #ChildrensHealth #ChildrensMentalHealth
https://apnews.com/article/instagram-facebook-children-teens-harms-lawsuit-attorney-general-1805492a38f7cee111cbb865cc786c28
AP News
States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health
Dozens of US states, including California, New York, Arizona and Indiana are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that…
According to the lawsuit, Zuckerberg and other members of Meta's leadership were asked as far back as 2019 to remove plastic surgery filters on Instagram and Facebook because of concern from mental health experts about the negative mental health impact the filters could have on young users, particularly women.
#Meta #Facebook #Instagram #MarkZuckerberg #MentalHealth #BodyDysmorphia
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/lawsuit-claims-mark-zuckerberg-allegedly-215729773.html
#Meta #Facebook #Instagram #MarkZuckerberg #MentalHealth #BodyDysmorphia
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/lawsuit-claims-mark-zuckerberg-allegedly-215729773.html
Yahoo
Lawsuit claims Mark Zuckerberg allegedly ignored warnings about Instagram's impact on young users' mental health
According to the lawsuit, filed Monday in Suffolk Superior Court, Zuckerberg and other members of Meta's leadership were asked as far back as 2019 to remove plastic surgery filters on Instagram and Facebook because of concern from mental health experts about…
Naomi Wolf: DailyClout Erased From Facebook & Instagram; Users Receive Threatening Messages
#Censorship #Meta #COVID1984 #COVID19vaccines #Science
https://rumble.com/v412met-naomi-wolf-dailyclout-erased-from-facebook-and-instagram-users-receive-thre.html
#Censorship #Meta #COVID1984 #COVID19vaccines #Science
https://rumble.com/v412met-naomi-wolf-dailyclout-erased-from-facebook-and-instagram-users-receive-thre.html
Rumble
Naomi Wolf: DailyClout Erased From Facebook & Instagram; Users Receive Threatening Messages
Naomi Wolf writes: "DailyClout contributors and readers discovered yesterday, Dec 10, 2023, that Facebook has removed all of DailyClout’s content, both articles and videos, or marked it all as Spam. T
“Meta continues to publicly misrepresent the level and frequency of harm that users, especially children, experience on the platform, And they have yet to establish a goal for actually reducing those harms and protecting children.
It’s time that the public and parents understand the true level of harm posed by these “products” and it’s time that young users have the tools to report and suppress online abuse.”
#Meta #ChildrensMentalHealth #MentalHealth #MarkZuckerberg
https://ehtrust.org/whistleblower-on-how-meta-facebook-execs-including-mark-zuckerberg-are-aware-of-safety-issues/
It’s time that the public and parents understand the true level of harm posed by these “products” and it’s time that young users have the tools to report and suppress online abuse.”
#Meta #ChildrensMentalHealth #MentalHealth #MarkZuckerberg
https://ehtrust.org/whistleblower-on-how-meta-facebook-execs-including-mark-zuckerberg-are-aware-of-safety-issues/
Environmental Health Trust
Whistleblower on How Meta (Facebook) Execs Including Mark Zuckerberg Are Aware of Safety Issues - Environmental Health Trust
This information is directly from Fairplay for Kids. See website with full details here. Another Meta whistleblower steps up For years, Meta’s Instagram platform has exposed its youngest and most vulnerable users to sexual exploitation, harassment, pro-eating…
#Facebook and #Instagram Allegedly Hook Youngsters with Dopamine Triggering Tactics
#SocialMedia #ChildrensMentalHealth #Addiction #Meta
https://mindmatters.ai/2024/01/facebook-and-instagram-allegedly-hook-youngsters-with-dopamine-triggering-tactics/
#SocialMedia #ChildrensMentalHealth #Addiction #Meta
https://mindmatters.ai/2024/01/facebook-and-instagram-allegedly-hook-youngsters-with-dopamine-triggering-tactics/
Mind Matters
Facebook and Instagram Allegedly Hook Youngsters with Dopamine Triggering Tactics
“Social media use can negatively affect teens, distracting them, disrupting their sleep, and exposing them to bullying, rumor spreading, unrealistic views of other people’s lives and peer pressure,”…
#Meta, #Apple are investing in tech that can decode your thoughts
#NeuroTech #AI #BigBrother #TheDarkAges
#HumanRights #Privacy
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/meta-apple-investing-tech-decode-095517432.html
#NeuroTech #AI #BigBrother #TheDarkAges
#HumanRights #Privacy
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/meta-apple-investing-tech-decode-095517432.html
Yahoo Finance
Meta, Apple are investing in tech that can decode your thoughts
AI can now decode your brain activity—a fancy way of saying mind reading. Big tech companies like Meta (META) are backing research into this field, including products that can decode thoughts without requiring surgery. The big question: what does our world…