ROX talks Facebook allegations, helping parents and teens navigate social media negativity – 10TV

Ruling Our Experiences’ goal over the last 10 years has been to create generations of confident girls. COLUMBUS, Ohio — This week, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen presented testimony to congress that the social media giant knowingly spreads misinformation and content that harms children. “To be honest, nothing that I’ve heard so far in the testimony [and] in the news reports has surprised me,” Dr. Lisa Hinkelman said. Hinkelman is the founder of Ruling Our Experiences (ROX). The last 10 years the organization’s goal has been to create generations of confident girls. In 2017, and then again in 2020, ROX conducted a Girls Index while surveying girls across the country. One key finding, Hinkelman says, was the more time girls spent engaged in tech and social media, the higher their levels were with sadness, depression and body dissatisfaction. Dr. Hinkelman says those numbers go up by five times for those who are on social media for eight or more hours a day. “Meaning that they were sad or depressed almost every day,” she said. Frances Haugen told congress Facebook exploits negative emotions for profit. The question: How do we fix it? “It’s definitely a million dollar question and I think it’s…
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