leak exposed how instagram s own research found the platform could have a damaging impact on body image and self esteem. our correspondent is in los angeles for rise. it is interesting they ve gone on the defensive. they have put the case against these accusations in the same week they delayed the roll out of instagram kids because of these very same concerns. and as you mention this all centres on facebook s own research which suggested the potential harm from the instagram platform which facebook owns could extend to a mental health and body image issues particularly among young teenage girls. leading in some cases to suicidal thoughts. as you say, that move to create that face big kids platform is now been put on hold. the
details about the hearing. this all centres details about the hearing. this all centres on details about the hearing. ti 3 all centres on facebook s own research which suggested the potential harm from the instagram platform which facebook owns could extend to mental health and body image issues, particularly amongst young teenage girls. leading in some cases to eating disorders and suicidal thoughts. as you say, that move to create this facebook kids platform has now been put on hold and the company is saying that it will consult closely with policymakers in regard to getting that up and running. in terms of, you know, what the dot mac the research showed, they had been saying, is a company, that actually some of the respondents claim that it helped them on certain issues. they say any more about that? that is right. that was from a senior facebook executive who
comparison, how do i stack up next to them. that is where a lot of harm is happening. john: you wright about young woman 18 named anastasia, who is browsing instagram three hours per day at one point saying all she saw was robberingable physical specimens posting on instagram. she said when i went on instagram, chiselled bodies, perfect abs and women doing 100 birpies in 10 minutes. if you are struggling with that day in and day out, that could have negative feedback impact on you. yeah, part of reporting shows it is not just teens like anastasia. 32% of teen girls said that when they felt bad about their bodies, instagram made them feel worse. john: you cite findings, one
protest songs. now john ondrasik behind five for fighting is reviving the protest song genre, aiming at withdrawal from afghanistan, the new song blood on my hands, here is a taste of it. there is blood on these hands. and still americans left for the taliban. how is that happening? john: john ondrasik joins us now. john, this is new area for you, the protest song, at what point during this whole debacle did you say to yourself, i have to use the power of my artistry to weigh in on this? john: you know, john, like all of us, when we saw the images coming in out of
of parents, including this one have harbored for a long time. hi, thank you for having me. john: so as i said, there are a lot of parents who believe facebook can be to beingic for young teens. what did you find was behind that? for the past three years facebook has been conducting studies into how instagram affects users and repeatedly researchers found instagram is harmful for a sizeable percentage of them, most notably teen girls. in terms of what is hatching, negative social comparison, someone is browsing instagram or a different site, rather than looking with perspective of let me learn about this person, they look from this lens of what is called negative social