{"id":369136,"date":"2021-11-18T23:24:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T20:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/instagram-faces-bipartisan-investigation-over-effect-on-teens\/"},"modified":"2021-11-18T23:24:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T20:24:50","slug":"instagram-faces-bipartisan-investigation-over-effect-on-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/instagram-faces-bipartisan-investigation-over-effect-on-teens\/","title":{"rendered":"#Instagram faces bipartisan investigation over effect on teens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Instagram faces bipartisan investigation over effect on teens<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Instagram is facing an investigation from a bipartisan group of state attorneys <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> over the photo-sharing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>\u2019s effect on young people, even as its parent company Meta Platforms attempts to shrug off months of scandals. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The attorney generals of New York, Florida, California and several other states <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ago.nebraska.gov\/news\/ag-peterson-joins-nationwide-investigation-instagram%E2%80%99s-impact-young-people\">said Thursday<\/a> that they\u2019re investigating \u201cthe techniques utilized by [Instagram] to increase the frequency and duration of engagement by young users and the resulting harms caused by such extended engagement.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> comes after internal documents at Meta, which last month changed its name from <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, were leaked to news outlets including the New York Post, revealing Instagram\u2019s harmful effects on young people. The company\u2019s own research showed that Instagram can curate anorexia-related images to teen girls with eating disorders and makes body image issues worse for many young users.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s announcement follows recent reports revealing that Meta\u2019s own internal research shows that using Instagram is associated with increased risks of physical and mental health harms on young people, including depression, eating disorders, and even suicide,\u201d the attorney generals said. <\/p>\n<p>The other states participating in the investigation include New Jersey, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Tennessee and Vermont.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/instagram-teens_16.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20193850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/instagram-teens_16.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/instagram-teens_16.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/instagram-teens_16.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Instagram can make body image issues worse for many young users, according to leaked internal research. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDoesn\u2019t make a difference if you call it Instagram, Facebook, or Meta, the fact still remains the same: These social media platforms are extremely dangerous and have been proven to cause both physical and mental harm in young people,\u201d said New York attorney general and candidate for governor Letitia James.  \u201cTime and again, Mark Zuckerberg and the companies he run have put profits over safety, but our investigation seeks to end that behavior.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Doug Peterson, Nebraska\u2019s Republican attorney general, also blasted the company, which changed its name from Facebook to Meta during this year\u2019s torrent of scandals. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen social media platforms treat our children as mere commodities to manipulate for longer screen time engagement and data extraction, it becomes imperative for state attorneys general to engage our investigative authority under our consumer protection laws,\u201d said Peterson.<\/p>\n<p>Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>News of the investigation was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, which was also the first outlet to report on the internal Instagram research. <\/p>\n<p>Meta shares were trading down 0.7 percent at $388.43 on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/instagram-teens_19.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Facebook logo\" class=\"wp-image-20193868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/instagram-teens_19.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/instagram-teens_19.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/instagram-teens_19.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Facebook shares were trading down 0.7 percent at $388.43 on Thursday afternoon.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Gett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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