"Meta's own employees described Instagram, in writing, as a drug. Someone on the inside watching it happen wrote, 'We're basically pushers.'"
"Instagram's own researchers found that 32% of teen girls said Instagram made them feel worse about their bodies when they were already struggling."
"Instead of taking action to fix it, Meta set a goal to push average daily usage from 40 minutes to 46 minutes by 2026."
"The lonelier you were, or the more insecure you were, the more useful you were."
A Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google liable for mental health damage to a young woman who used their platforms as a child. Internal documents revealed that Meta employees described Instagram as a drug and acknowledged strategies aimed at attracting younger users. By 2015, Instagram had millions of users under 13, despite age restrictions. Research indicated that 32% of teen girls felt worse about their bodies due to Instagram, yet Meta aimed to increase user engagement instead of addressing the issue, highlighting the platform's detrimental impact on vulnerable youth.
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