Instagram Shows Eating Disorder Content to Vulnerable Teens, Meta Internal Docs
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Internal Meta documents reveal that Instagram's algorithm shows eating disorder content to vulnerable teens, sparking concerns about the platform's impact on mental health. The story and comments highlight the tension between social media companies' responsibility to protect users and their need to maximize engagement.
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For example, if you're having relationship challenges, it pushes more content related to that, of which that content can do more harm than good due to misinformation etc. It can also paint the situation in a good light or a bad light, it can help you heal but it can also help you shift blame to something else.
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