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Facebook says Instagram is not ‘toxic for teens,’ despite damning WSJ report

The Verge

The WSJ claimed that Facebook was well aware of the harm its products had on teenagers and that the company “has made minimal efforts to address these issues and plays them down in public.”. Raychoudhury ignores many of the issues raised in the WSJ piece, including that teens claimed they felt addicted to Instagram.

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Instagram internal research: ‘We make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls’

The Verge

A new report from The Wall Street Journal suggests the answer is “pretty bad,” based on internal research conducted by Facebook that it’s been unwilling to share with the public. As one slide from an internal Facebook presentation put it: “We make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls.” (The

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This is Facebook’s internal research on the mental health effects of Instagram

The Verge

The Wall Street Journal reported that the files showed Instagram knew the social media network has a negative affect on teens’ mental health. Facebook has pushed back on the WSJ’s characterizations of its research, saying that “it is simply not accurate that this research demonstrates Instagram is ‘toxic’ for teen girls.”.

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Facebook’s whistleblower report confirms what researchers have known for years

The Verge

But for researchers who study social media, the internal study that sparked the controversy was mostly confirmation of what they already knew — that Instagram makes teen girls feel worse about their bodies, and that they blame the platform for anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. “I I didn’t feel like it was tremendously surprising.”.

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SoftBank-backed Oyo files for $1.16 billion IPO

TechCrunch

Oyo is ready to explore the public markets. The eight-year-old Indian budget hotel giant has filed the paperwork (PDF) with the local market regulator for an initial public offering, in which it is seeking to raise about $1.16 He often visited his friends in Delhi and stayed at their houses or rented cheap hotels.

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Teaching Online Safety: Building Curriculum

Tech Soup

Last week, TechSoup for Libraries held a webinar called Public Tech Instruction: Teaching the Public on Internet Safety. The presenters, Austin Stroud of the Monroe County Public Library and Crystal Schimpf of TechSoup for Libraries, shared resources for teaching online safety and security. Slide Decks and Activities.

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How Much Time Should Your Nonprofit Invest In Different Social Media Channels?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Larry Swiader, Senior Director of Digital Media at The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. Or, if you’d like to watch the entire presentation or download the presentation slides. Luke’s, StoryCorps, NPR, and Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy.