Instagram seeks to curb mental harm to teenagers

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SAN FRANCISCO: Instagram on Tuesday (Sep 14) defended itself against a report that the social network harms the mental health of young girls, saying it plans to play down posts promoting myths about beautiful bodies. Instagram head of public policy Karina Newton pushed back against a Wall Street Journal re

SAN FRANCISCO: Instagram on Tuesday defended itself against a report that the social network harms the mental health of young girls, saying it plans to play down posts promoting myths about beautiful bodies.

"What seems to matter most is how people use social media, and their state of mind when they use it." "Issues like negative social comparison and anxiety exist in the world, so they're going to exist on social media too," Newton said. Instagram is now exploring ways to understand what kinds of posts make viewers feel bad in comparison and then"nudge" people to content more likely to make them feel good, according to Newton.

 

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