Facebook knew Instagram was toxic for teenage users, according to new report – The Ticker

June Aye | Pixabay M’Niyah LynnOctober 1, 2021 A recent report from The Wall Street Journal found that Facebook was aware Instagram created a toxic environment for its users, particularly teenage girls, which would negatively affect their mental health and well-being. Young women have reported feeling increased levels of anxiety with higher rates of depression and eating disorders because of their Instagram usage. Part of the problem is that users on Instagram, a social media platform that is popular among celebrities, influencers and friends, help portray the false and unrealistic reality that people’s lives are perfect, The Wire said. According to information from researchers that was posted to Facebook’s internal message board, “Thirty-two percent of teen girls said that when they felt bad about their bodies, Instagram made them feel worse,” he Wall Street Journal said. The information, which was found from slides from a March 2020 Facebook presentation, also showed that 13% of British users and 6% of American users connected their suicidal thoughts to Instagram. Over the years, Instagram has increasingly made people, especially teen girls, concerned over likes which makes posting stressful. “Instagram stopped being a place for friends and family and started becoming a place for…
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