Facebook's internal research found Instagram can be very harmful to young girls, according to a report
Years of studies by Facebook found its photo-sharing app Instagram to have harmful effects among a significant portion of its millions of young users, particularly teenage girls,show—though the company has publicly downplayed the negative mental health issues associated with its platform. Facebook has conducted in-depth studies on how Instagram impacts its millions of young users for at least three years but is yet to publicly share the findings, according to the Tuesday WSJ investigation.
The newspaper obtained and published slides from presentations in which researchers summarized the findings of what they called a “teen mental health deep dive,” including a study which found Instagram makes “body image issues worse for one in three teenage girls.” The company’s internal research also found “teens blame Instagram for increases in the rate of anxiety and depression,” a reaction researchers described as “unprompted and consistent across all groups.”
Furthermore, among teenagers who reported suicidal thoughts, about 6% in the U.S. and 13% in the U.K. traced them back to Instagram. The researchers noted that many of these problems are unique to Instagram because it focuses heavily on body and lifestyle, meaning “social comparison is worse on Instagram.” published in response which said the story “focuses on a limited set of findings and casts them in a negative light,” but the company still stands by the research as it “demonstrates our commitment to understanding complex and difficult issues young people may struggle with.
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