Following the revelations of former Facebook employees, owner of Instagram, on the negative impact of the social network of the image on adolescents and their mental disorders, a group of researchers have started a study to clarify how negative the impact of Instagram is on children.
This research group wants to determine whether or not Facebook (which now calls itself Meta) violated consumer protection laws, especially with the content presented to children and its effect on mental health.
The investigation begins after complaints from former Facebook employees who revealed that within the company there was clarity and certainty of the negative effects of Instagram on mental health of adolescents.
In fact, the first findings confirm that Instagram is related to mental disorders such as depression, eating disorders and suicidal thoughts among young women, for example.
Meta has come to the step denying outright any accusation, indicating that on the contrary these findings are part of its work of self-criticism and decision-making to improve the security of its social networks in the face of users.
Justice watches Facebook and its products
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The Nebraska Prosecutor’s Office, for example, has commented that Facebook and its networks like Instagram, as well as others, “manipulate and treat our children like mere guinea pigs” to obtain higher viewing rates and income.
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“These social media platforms are extremely dangerous and have been shown to cause physical and mental harm to young people,” the agency commented publicly in one of the many legal actions that Meta is experiencing in the United States and the rest of the world for its responsibility with the mental health care of minors.
This year Facebook finally gave up, for the time being, from releasing a version of ‘Instagram Kids‘, for children, in the face of pressure and criticism for these complaints.
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