Facebook Knew Instagram Was Pushing Girls To Dangerous Content: Internal Document

CBS San Francisco

December 12, 2022

A previously unpublished internal document reveals Facebook, now known as Meta, knew Instagram was pushing girls to dangerous content.

In 2021, according to the document, an Instagram employee ran an internal investigation on eating disorders by opening a false account as a 13-year-old girl looking for diet tips. She was led to graphic content and recommendations to follow accounts titled "skinny binge" and "apple core anorexic."

Other internal memos show Facebook employees raising concerns about company research that revealed Instagram made 1-in-3 teen girls feel worse about their bodies, and that teens who used the app felt higher rates of anxiety and depression.

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