An international coalition of nearly 100 advocacy groups and child development experts said #Facebook’s #Instagram for kids under 13 will exploit #children in numerous ways, putting their #health and #wellbeing at risk.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/facebook-instagram-children/
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/facebook-instagram-children/
Children's Health Defense
100 Experts Tell Facebook: Don't Launch Instagram for Kids Under 13
An international coalition of nearly 100 advocacy groups and child development experts said Facebook’s Instagram for kids under 13 will exploit children in numerous ways, putting their health and well being at risk.
#Instagram CEO testifies in front of Congress over impact of app on young adult users.
#MentalHealth #SocialMedia #Teens #SocialEngineering https://www.bitchute.com/video/sdd3fwsBP87p/
#MentalHealth #SocialMedia #Teens #SocialEngineering https://www.bitchute.com/video/sdd3fwsBP87p/
BitChute
Instagram CEO testifies in front of Congress over impact of app on young adult users
Instagram's CEO testifies at a Senate Commerce Subcommittee hearing. One America's Angela Kurysh has more.
“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.
“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.
#Instagram reinstates #RFKJr amid presidential bid launch
https://www.yahoo.com/news/instagram-reinstates-robert-f-kennedy-225614283.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/instagram-reinstates-robert-f-kennedy-225614283.html
Yahoo News
Instagram reinstates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. amid presidential bid launch - WaPo
Kennedy, who is making a long shot bid to challenge Biden for the Democratic nomination, was removed from the photo-sharing platform in 2021 for reportedly sharing debunked claims about COVID-19 in violation of its policies on the pandemic. "As he is now…
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…
#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,”…
“On the surface it seems like they care, they have these expert groups and so on, but behind the scenes there’s another agenda that is a higher priority for them.”
That agenda, she said, was “how to keep their users’ interaction and earn their money by keeping them in this tight grip on the screen, collecting data from them, selling the data and so on.”
#Instagram #ChildrensMentalHealth #Teens #SocialMedia
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/16/instagram-meta-lotte-rubaek-adviser-quits-failure-to-remove-self-harm-content-
That agenda, she said, was “how to keep their users’ interaction and earn their money by keeping them in this tight grip on the screen, collecting data from them, selling the data and so on.”
#Instagram #ChildrensMentalHealth #Teens #SocialMedia
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/16/instagram-meta-lotte-rubaek-adviser-quits-failure-to-remove-self-harm-content-
the Guardian
Leading adviser quits over Instagram’s failure to remove self-harm content
Exclusive: Psychologist accuses Meta of ‘turning a blind eye’ to posts she believes represent further danger to vulnerable women