{"id":3735,"date":"2021-11-18T21:41:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T20:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/18\/eight-us-states-investigate-facebooks-promotion-of-instagram-to-children\/"},"modified":"2021-11-18T21:41:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T20:41:30","slug":"eight-us-states-investigate-facebooks-promotion-of-instagram-to-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/18\/eight-us-states-investigate-facebooks-promotion-of-instagram-to-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight US states investigate Facebook\u2019s promotion of Instagram to children"},"content":{"rendered":"

Attorneys general launch bipartisan inquiry after company\u2019s own research showed platform harmed teens\u2019 mental health <\/p>\n

A bipartisan coalition of US state attorneys general has opened an investigation into Facebook for promoting Instagram to children despite the company\u2019s own awareness of its potential harms.<\/p>\n

The investigation, which involves at least eight states, comes as Facebook faces increasing scrutiny over its approach to children and young adults. Documents leaked by a former employee turned whistleblower recently revealed<\/a> the company\u2019s own internal research showed the platform negatively affected the mental health of teens, particularly regarding body image issues.<\/p>\n

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\nAttorneys general launch bipartisan inquiry after company\u2019s own research showed platform harmed teens\u2019 mental health
\nA bipartisan coalition of US state attorneys general has opened an investigation into Facebook for promoting Instagram to children despite the company\u2019s own awareness of its potential harms.
\nThe investigation, which involves at least eight states, comes as Facebook faces increasing scrutiny over its approach to children and young adults. Documents leaked by a former employee turned whistleblower recently revealed the company\u2019s own internal research showed the platform negatively affected the mental health of teens, particularly regarding body image issues. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Attorneys general launch bipartisan inquiry after company\u2019s own research showed platform harmed teens\u2019 mental health A bipartisan coalition of US state attorneys general has opened an investigation into Facebook for promoting Instagram to children despite the company\u2019s own awareness of its potential harms. The investigation, which involves at least eight states, comes as Facebook faces …<\/p>\n

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